Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 14072

Natural Gas: Consumption

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making household gas consumption data more available for energy suppliers.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
A consumer’s energy supplier can already access their gas and electricity consumption data for regulated purposes such as billing. Consumers have a choice about the granularity of data that is provided to their supplier. Smart meters automatically send ho...

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