Energy: Standing Charges
Commons · Question 51180 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to recommendation 12 of the First Report of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of Session 2022-23 on Preparing for the winter, HC 1720, published on 23 September 2023,
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 19 May 2025
We know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. On 20 February, Ofgem launched a consultation...