Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 81555

Energy: Prices

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce the energy price cap.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
The level of the price cap is calculated based on factors including the costs of buying gas, of transporting energy to homes and businesses across the country, and suppliers’ day-to-day costs. The single largest component is the wholesale cost of energy d...

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