<p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has written to Ofgem to ask that it does more to ensure suppliers protect vulnerable consumers. This includes revisiting the approach to enforcing supplier compliance. He has also written to suppliers insisting they revise their practices and improve their actions to support vulnerable households, to make sure prepayment meters being installed is a genuine last resort.</p><p>All suppliers have agreed to cease forced installation of prepayment meters and remote switching of smart meters to prepayment mode until 31 March 2023.</p>