Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 72894
Energy: Standing Charges
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Connor Naismith
Labour — Crewe and Nantwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to (a) abolish and (b) reform standing charges for (i) gas and (ii) electricity bills.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. Ofgem has c...
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