Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 117952

Energy: Standing Charges

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Llinos Medi

Plaid CymruYnys Môn

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of energy standing charges on households in North Wales.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
We are committed to bearing down on the cost of standing charges and continue to work closely with the independent regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. As a result of action following the Autumn Budget, and shifting the recovery of the Warm Home Discount to u...

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