Written questions

Energy: Meters

Commons · Question 54568 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by John Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in rural areas retain access to functioning energy meters following the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 6 Jun 2025

Customers will not unexpectedly lose access to their heating and hot water after 30th June, and we will not allow widespread disconnection.Suppliers must fulfil all of their legal obligations to their customers, and that any future, localised phase-out of...