| Heading: |
Energy: Prices |
| Question ID: |
1746943 |
| UIN: |
18044 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5310 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Lee Dillon
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| Asking Member handle: |
LeeRJdillon
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LeeRJdillon
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to prevent households that have chosen not to install smart meters from higher energy tariffs. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5099 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Miatta Fahnbulleh
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Miatta Fahnbulleh
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| Answer text: |
The mechanism for protecting consumers from disproportionate energy prices is the Price Cap, which ensures default tariffs are priced efficiently. This protects households who are on their supplier’s default tariff. The level of the price cap is the same ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |