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Electricity: Standing Charges

Commons · Question 6876 · 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, what his Department’s policy is 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...