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428504

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of in-home displays need to remain in operation after installation for the smart metering implementation programme to have the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for customers and energy providers.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	16346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are supporting older and vulnerable people to keep warm through support including the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Home Discount. Over 1.6 million measures have been installed in around 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">This year, over 2 million households will get help under the Warm Home Discount scheme– including an automatic electricity bill discount of £140 for over 1.3 million of the poorest pensioners. In winter 2014/15, Winter Fuel Payments were made to around 12.5million older people in around 9 million households. The Cold Weather Plan, published by Public Health England, helps to raise awareness of the harm to health from cold, and provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to cold weather.</del></p><br /><p><del class="ministerial">The Government has also provided around £3 million to fund the creation of the ‘Big Energy Saving Network’ which focuses on helping consumers understand tariffs and switching options as well as how they could benefit from energy efficiency programmes available to them. As we approach winter, DECC officials will continue to maximise awareness of the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS –contact number 0300 123 1234), which also provides a referral service for ECO Affordable Warmth.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC’s most recent Impact Assessment for the roll-out of smart metering, published in January 2014, estimates a positive net present benefit of £6.2 billion over the period to 2030, with total benefits of £17.1 billion and costs of £10.9 billion.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Of the £17.1 billion of overall benefits around one third stems from energy savings, for which the In Home Displays (IHDs) are a critical enabler. They are an important first step in wider consumer engagement and behaviour change that can unlock additional economic benefit, for example through the development of a smart grid and more flexible and resilient future energy system.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Smart metering also enables significant operational efficiency savings within the energy industry, so even without the energy savings benefits the Smart Metering Implementation Programme has the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for UK customers and energy providers.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/11/2015 13:18:01 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2015 11:12:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31788 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

596160

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that smart meter software is secure by design.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	47180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department has worked with industry and security experts, including GCHQ, to design a smart metering system that has robust security controls in place. System security is based on international standards. It includes encryption of sensitive data, protection from viruses and malware, access control, two-party authorisation of important messages to the meters and system monitoring.</p><p>Further information on smart metering security and GCHQ’s role in it can be found on GCHQ’s website: <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/smart-security-behind-gb-smart-metering-system" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/smart-security-behind-gb-smart-metering-system</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 16:07:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

850745

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that smart meters are on schedule to be installed in every household by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	129982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all homes and small businesses are offered smart meters by the end of 2020. The Programme is well underway with around 400,000 being installed every month.There are now over 8.6 million smart and advanced meters operating across homes and businesses across Great Britain. The rollout of smart meters is on track to deliver significant benefits, including putting an end to estimated bills, and is set to save consumers £300m in 2020 alone.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers are responsible for planning and delivering the roll-out of smart meters, working within the legal framework established by the Government. Energy suppliers’ licence conditions require them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and small business customers by 31 December 2020. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against this obligation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2018 16:43:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

596195

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of whether his Department is on course to complete the roll-out of smart meters by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	47374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to every home and small business being offered smart meters by the end of 2020. The Programme is making good progress. More than 4.2 million meters have been installed in homes and businesses across Great Britain.</p><p>Data on the number of smart electricity and gas meters installed in Great Britain is set out in the Government’s ‘Smart Meters, Great Britain, Quarterly report to end June 2016’, published on 29 September 2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-2-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 15:50:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

435844

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 2.31 of her Department's policy conclusions: Early Learning Project and Small-scale Behaviour Trials, relating to the Smart Metering Implementation Programme, published in March 2015, what wider evidence was used to reach the conclusion that durable energy savings of three per cent could realistically be expected; and what assessment she has made of whether the programme remains on course to achieve such savings.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	19020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The wider evidence used to reach the conclusions relating to energy savings is set out under ‘Research and theory on energy saving linked to smart metering’ in chapter 6 of the Smart Metering Early Learning Project: Synthesis report:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407568/8_Synthesis_FINAL_25feb15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407568/8_Synthesis_FINAL_25feb15.pdf</a></p><br /><p>Our assessment remains that it is realistic to expect durable energy savings of 3 per cent provided engagement is effective, and that larger savings are feasible in the future. The Department is continuing to work with energy suppliers, Smart Energy GB and others to ensure that the energy savings and wider benefits to consumers are maximised.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/12/2015 15:02:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1438904

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of households that have a pre-payment (a) gas and (b) electricity meter in (i) Manchester Gorton, (ii) City of Manchester, (iii) Greater Manchester, (iv) the North West and (v) England.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	136646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>As Ofgem notes in its latest Consumer Protection report (<a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/consumer-protection-report-autumn-2021" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/consumer-protection-report-autumn-2021</a>), there were around 4.1 million electricity and 3.3 million gas customers on a pre-payment meters in Great Britain in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not undertaken an assessment of figures for these specific areas.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/03/2022 15:56:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1469320

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households have prepayment meters or (a) electricity and (b) gas; and what proportion of each category has smart meters.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	15735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Official statistics show that, at the end of 2021, 14% of households had a prepayment service; the proportion is the same for both gas and electricity. The latest statistics on Quarterly Energy Prices are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-energy-prices-march-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-energy-prices-march-2022</a>.</p><p>The Government’s official statistics on the rollout of smart meters show that, at the end of 2021, 13% of all smart meters were in prepayment mode, broadly in line with levels of prepayment meters in the market. These statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/smart-meters-in-great-britain-quarterly-update-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/smart-meters-in-great-britain-quarterly-update-december-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/06/2022 15:15:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

845528

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the pre-payment meter price cap on switching levels among customers in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	128500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The prepayment meter safeguard (price cap) tariff, set by the Competition and Markets Authority, includes a degree of ‘headroom’, to allow suppliers to offer competitive deals beneath the level of the cap and incentivise switching. The for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy publish quarterly domestic energy switching statistics provided by Ofgem. The latest data published in December 2017 shows 1,284,000 electricity meters and 1,110,000 gas meters switched energy supplier in Q3 of 2017. We do not hold data that provides a breakdown of the number of switches by payment type. Latest switching data is available here, at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/02/2018 15:12:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1182262

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compatibility of smart meters between providers.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	24367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are now installing second generation smart (SMETS2) meters, which are connected to the national smart metering communications network run by the Data Communications Company (DCC) from the point of installation, so are already compatible between suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>First generation smart (SMETS1) meters are being moved onto the DCC’s network so that consumers regain and keep smart services if they switch supplier. Meters are being enrolled remotely, without consumers needing to take any action. Priority is being given to those which have temporarily lost smart functionality.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 11/03/2020 16:10:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

982817

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to require energy companies and property management companies to ensure that tenants have easy access to their energy meters.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	176452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Under Schedule 7 of the Electricity Act 1989, the supplier shall determine the position of the meter within the customer’s premises, unless in all circumstances it is more reasonable to place it outside premises or in some other position. The position of a gas meter must comply with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. This requires consumers to have access to the meter and emergency control valve for safety reasons. If a meter box is locked, the consumer must be provided with the corresponding key.</p><p> </p><p>For prepayment meters, under the terms of their supply licence, suppliers must alter the position of the meter if it is not safe and reasonably practicable in all circumstances for the consumer to use it.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/10/2018 16:25:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk