| Heading: |
Energy: Retail Trade |
| Question ID: |
1758968 |
| UIN: |
26584 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4602 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Wera Hobhouse
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| Asking Member handle: |
Wera_Hobhouse
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Wera_Hobhouse
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of malpractice in the third-party intermediary energy retail market and (b) the potential impact of the policies within the consu |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-03 |
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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 handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Miatta Fahnbulleh
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| Answer text: |
Third-party intermediaries (TPIs) like price comparison websites, energy brokers, and auto-switching services are vital in helping consumers navigate the retail energy market, acting as intermediaries between energy suppliers and customers. However, not a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |