Electricity: Standing Charges
Commons · Question 6875 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had discussions with Ofgem on reducing electricity standing charges.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 14 Oct 2024
Although standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on them. The Government has worked constructively with the regulator on the issue of standing charges, a...