Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 6245
Energy: Standing Charges
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Ian Lavery
Labour — Blyth and Ashington
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem on (a) the level of standing charges for (i) gas and (ii) electricity in the North East and (b) regional variations in standing charges.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehAlthough standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on them. The Government has worked constructively with the regulator on the issue of standing charges, a...
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