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Energy: Prices

Commons · Question 128799 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in the wholesale energy costs passed on to commercial tenants.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 29 Apr 2026

Energy re-sold to non-domestic tenants is a commercial matter between those two businesses dependent on their contract terms. Landlords in these situations have a legal duty to regularly inform their tenants of how much energy they have used and the price...