Energy: Prices
Commons · Question 35408 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to help end regional differences in domestic energy bills.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 12 Mar 2025
Standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, but 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, and we...