Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 94624

Energy: Standing Charges

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of standing charges on the level of energy bills.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
The Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. Ofgem have conducted a broad public consultation to understand the views of consumers on this issue, receiving over 5,000 responses on their 2...

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