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Business Premises: Energy

Commons · Question 164 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of service charge increases due to communal energy costs on the viability of managed workspace providers.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 22 May 2026

The Department for Business and Trade has made no formal assessment on the impact of service charge increases due to communal energy costs on the viability of managed workspace providers.Ofgem is currently reviewing the Maximum Resale Price (MRP) rules, w...