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Commons · Question 13371 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of utility companies that charge for paper copies of bills; what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this practice on customers; and

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 18 Nov 2024

The Department does not hold this data. Ofgem’s Standard Licence Condition 21B.8 explicitly states that “the licensee must not make a specific charge for the provision of a Bill or statement of account or for access in an appropriate way to the consumptio...