Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113803

Prices

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce income-based pricing of regulated (a) utilities and (b) merit goods.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has no plans to introduce universal income-based pricing for all regulated utilities or merit goods.Across both regulated utilities and merit goods, the Government aims to enhance fairness, reduce inequality, an...

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