Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 6508
Energy: Standing Charges
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of replacing the standing charge on household energy bills with a measure based on usage.
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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