Energy: Standing Charges
Commons · Question 8860 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will consult on the use of energy standing charges.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 21 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...