| Heading: |
Energy: Standing Charges |
| Question ID: |
1789118 |
| UIN: |
HL6185 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
384 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by Ofgem to reduce the standing charges on energy bills. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
2024 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Answering Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. In February, Ofgem launched a consultation which sought views on introducing a zero standing charge energy price cap variant, providing households with more c... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |