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101117

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to help businesses and individuals to switch their gas and electricity suppliers more quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We have worked with Energy UK, Ofgem, suppliers and other key industry partners to develop and implement proposals which will enable domestic customers to switch supplier 17 days, half the time it currently takes. The industry code changes to enable to this will come in to force on 6 November and Energy UK members have all committed to offering it by the end of the year. These code changes will also enable more streamlined switching of non-domestic customers.</p><p>The Department is also working with Ofgem to support their proposals for a longer term move to next day switching. A key element of this is the roll out of smart meters.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/10/2014 17:13:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1234428

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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: Competition
	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 discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on a programme of expanded rollout of collective switching for the most disengaged customers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	90223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem’s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/09/2020 15:26:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

229115

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to increase competition in the energy supply market.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	228766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>There are now 21 independent suppliers in the domestic retail market providing more competition and choice for consumers.</p><p>The Government has made it quicker and easier for consumers to switch supplier. We have supported Ofgem’s reforms to make the retail market simpler, clearer and fairer and to increase liquidity in the wholesale electricity market.</p><p>In addition the Government has backed Ofgem’s referral of the energy market for investigation by the Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/03/2015 09:39:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

518570

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she plans to take to improve the effectiveness of the energy supply market for businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	904996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>We want to see even more competition to keep energy costs down for businesses.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority has already published some suggestions such as requiring suppliers to publish tariffs online and making switching easier for businesses on auto-rollover contracts.</p><p>We are looking forward to the CMA’s final report and are committed to implementing their recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/05/2016 11:21:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

155458

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of changes in competitiveness in the gas and electricity market for consumers in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	214181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Great Britain operates as a single energy market and therefore competitiveness is assessed on that basis.</p><p>There are 25 energy suppliers currently operating in the domestic supply market, consisting of 6 major and 19 independent supply companies. Since May 2010, 12 new suppliers have entered the market and they have more than trebled their customer base. Independent suppliers now account for around 9% of the domestic retail market up from 1% in 2010.</p><p>The best way to keep everyone’s bills down is to help people to save energy, ensure fair tariffs and encourage competition. Ofgem’s measures to reform the retail energy market are making it simpler for consumers to understand. While the Government has ensured that everyone is on the cheapest tariff that their supplier offers (that meets their preference).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 18/11/2014 15:50:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

659682

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority in its Energy Market Investigation report, published on 8 July 2016, that the Government should undertake and consult on a clear and thorough assessment of the appropriate allocation of technologies and CfD budgets between pots, what estimate he has made of the implications of that recommendation for his policy on holding an allocation round for pot two technologies without allocating a budget for pot one technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	57925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority.</p><p>Running competitive allocation processes to drive down the costs of decarbonisation is a key part of delivering the best deal to consumers; the first competitive allocation round secured savings of about 20% against the administrative strike prices. We will set out our plans for Pot 1 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/01/2017 14:25:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 28021 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

155850

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Annual Energy Statement of 6 November 2014, Official Report, column 982, what the evidential basis was for the statement that competition between energy suppliers is hotting up.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	214556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Cornwall Energy’s report, Competition in British Household Energy Supply shows that small and medium sized suppliers are continuing to make inroads in the largest suppliers’ market share. The market share held by small and medium sized companies for dual fuel customers was 9% on 31 July 2014.This is the highest market share recorded by small and medium sized companies since the market was liberalised:</p><p><a href="http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&amp;id=4886" target="_blank">http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&amp;id=4886</a></p><p>By contrast, in 2010 the equivalent market share was less than 1% percent.</p><p>Switching data compiled by Electralink shows that the number of households switching to small and medium-sized electricity suppliers continues to increase. In October Electralink recorded the highest number of net switches from large suppliers to small suppliers since records began:</p><p><a href="http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&amp;id=4911" target="_blank">http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&amp;id=4911</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock attachment 1 file name Cornwall Energy report_ Competition in British household energy supply markets - October 2014[1].pdf title Cornwall Energy report: UK Household Energy supply 2 file name Electricity switching figures October 2014[1].pdf title Electricity switching figures October 2014 question first answered 25/11/2014 14:40:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

384940

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost of the Competition and Markets Authority energy market investigation has been to date.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	3675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The cost to the Competition and Markets Authority of its investigation into the supply and acquisition of energy in Great Britain was around £2,478,000, as at 31 May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/06/2015 13:07:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

418248

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to increase competition in the energy supply market.
	tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
	tabling member printed	Chris Davies
	uin	9839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>There are now 25 independent suppliers in the domestic retail market providing more competition and choice for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made it quicker and easier for consumers to switch supplier. We are now working with Ofgem towards next day switching.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have supported Ofgem’s reforms to make the retail market simpler, clearer and fairer and to increase liquidity in the wholesale electricity market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has backed Ofgem’s referral of the energy market for investigation by the Competition and Market Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/09/2015 17:03:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

388179

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's provisional findings on the energy market, published on 6 July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	5908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the CMA’s provisional findings carefully and respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:49:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

428664

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department has taken in response to the provisional report of the Competition and Markets Authority's findings on the energy market; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	16606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department responded to the CMA’s provisional findings on 31 July (copy attached).</p><p>We are committed to implementing the final recommendations of the CMA and we currently expect their final report in April 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2015 14:59:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name DECC Response to CMA 31.07.15.pdf title DECC Response to CMA 31.07.15
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1234429

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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: Competition
	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 discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on a programme of expanded rollout of collective switching for the most disengaged customers.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	90028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem’s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/09/2020 15:25:02 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

385820

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Competition and Markets Authority updated issue statement, Energy market investigation, published on 18 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	4367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Updated Issues Statement set out the initial views of the CMA on possible adverse effects on competition in the energy markets. The forthcoming publication by the CMA of their Provisional Findings is expected to provide greater clarity relating to competition problems in the energy markets and potential solutions. The Department will assess the impact of those provisional findings once the report is published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/07/2015 14:43:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

964118

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to extend the collective switching scheme pilot, established in 2017, to switch energy tariffs on consumers' behalf.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem ran a simplified collective switch trial between February and April this year as part of its trials to engage disengaged consumers and helping them switch to a cheaper tariff, which involved around 50,000 customers from one of the six largest energy suppliers who had been on a standard variable tariff for three years or more. Overall, 22.4% of customers in the trial switched. Ofgem plans a larger collective switching trial later this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:14:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

964120

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce an automatic registration scheme with an opt-out mechanism for the collective switching programme on energy tariffs.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem are implementing a number of remedies which aim to increase engagement for those customers that have been on standard variable tariffs for 3 or more years. Following their first trial between February and April this year Ofgem plans to run second collective switching trial this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:20:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

517428

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recent proposals published by the Competition and Markets Authority on competition in the energy market on 22 April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	36442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority has produced a strong package of provisional remedies which will help deliver a fair deal to all consumers. They build on action already taken by the Government to improve competition.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will take forward appropriate implementation of the remedies once the Competition and Markets Authority has finalised its recommendations which are due by June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/05/2016 10:56:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

720931

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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: Competition
	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 review the efficacy of energy switching sites.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	70572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>It is important that consumers are confident they can find the best deals on price comparison websites.</p><p>Currently all energy switching sites accredited to the Ofgem Confidence Code need to provide a comparison of all tariffs available across the market, as a default, regardless of whether the switching site has a commercial arrangement in place with the supplier.</p><p>Following a recommendation by the Competition and Markets Authority, Ofgem launched a consultation on changes to the Confidence Code so that price comparison sites could show, as a default, only those tariffs for which it receives commission, provided it also includes clear and easy access to a whole of market comparison.</p><p>Ofgem is due to publish its decision on the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/04/2017 13:01:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

101851

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to improve competition in the wholesale energy markets.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	212544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>In recent years we have seen significant improvements in day-ahead wholesale electricity market liquidity. In July 2014 just under 50% of GB final consumption was traded through day-ahead power exchanges. Two years earlier this figure was 28% and 3 years earlier 4.2%1. However, liquidity in forward markets is crucial and this remains a barrier to entry.</p><p>In April 2014 Ofgem introduced its reform package (‘Secure &amp; Promote’2) to improve forward market liquidity and wholesale market access for independent market participants. The Government took backstop powers in the Energy Act 2013 to allow it to act should Ofgem’s liquidity reforms be delayed or frustrated.</p><p>Competition is at the heart of the Government’s Electricity Market Reforms and independent participants have responded positively to pre-qualification for the Capacity Market. Of the 11GW pre-qualified, this includes 7GW of large CCGT plant – more than 5GW of which is from independent generators. In addition the Off-taker of Last Resort has been introduced to address route-to-market concerns of independent renewables developers. We have also seen significant participation from non-integrated utilities in the early Investment Contracts awarded under the FID Enabling for Renewables process – only 2 of the 8 contracts have been awarded to integrated utilities.</p><p>Finally, the independent Competition and Markets Authority is investigating the GB energy markets and will determine whether there are any adverse effects on competition and, if so, what action is required to address them.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Sources: Elexon, Nord Pool, APX Group</em></p><p><em>2</em><em> <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/wholesale-power-market-liquidity-decision-letter" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/wholesale-power-market-liquidity-decision-letter</a></em></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/11/2014 14:00:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1626138

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have switched energy provider in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	184088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not yet collected or published switching data for January to May 2023.</p><p>For switching data until December 2022, please follow this link:</p><p><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 Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 16/05/2023 09:29:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1404573

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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: Competition
	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 (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of the process in place to transfer energy credit from liquidated energy suppliers to the customers' new supplier.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	107579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Protecting the credit balances of domestic customers when energy companies cease trading is a priority for both Government and Ofgem, who manage the service transfer under the Supplier of Last Resort process.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/01/2022 17:43:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1484187

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	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: Competition
	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 his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of competition in the UK energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
	uin	26864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to believe that competition is the best driver of value and innovation in the energy market. However, there has been less scope for competition in the supply market during this period of high and volatile wholesale gas and electricity prices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants a retail energy market that is both resilient and competitive, with companies able to invest in innovation and offer products and services that support decarbonisation. The Government is considering what reforms are needed to retail market regulation and will set out its plans ahead of the next price cap period</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 26863 question first answered 06/07/2022 14:22:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

524901

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations officials, advisers and Ministers of his Department made to the Competition and Markets Authority on the date of publication of its final report on the energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	40499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is independent of Government. The timing of CMA publications is a matter for the CMA, taking into account its statutory deadlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 40500 question first answered 27/06/2016 16:13:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

524902

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he or any of his Ministerial colleagues were consulted by the Competition and Markets Authority on the date upon which it plans to publish its investigation into the energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	40500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is independent of Government. The timing of CMA publications is a matter for the CMA, taking into account its statutory deadlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 40499 question first answered 27/06/2016 16:13:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

524943

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to make a statement to the House on the publication of the final report into the energy market from the Competition and Markets Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	40501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department will be providing a Government response to the Competition and Market Authority’s final publication on the energy market in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/06/2016 09:03:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

524944

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations officials, advisers and Ministers in her Department made to the Competition and Markets Authority on the date of publication of its final report on the energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	40517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are an independent body and the date of publication of their reports is their decision. Officials, Advisors and Ministers in the Department have not made any representations to the CMA, and the CMA have not consulted Ministers or advisors, on the date of the publication of this report. Officials in my Department have discussed with the CMA their intended date of publication for final report on the energy market to inform the Department’s own planning.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 40518 question first answered 27/06/2016 09:04:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

524945

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she or any of her ministerial colleagues were consulted by the Competition and Markets Authority on the date on which it plans to publish its investigation into the energy market.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	40518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are an independent body and the date of publication of their reports is their decision. Officials, Advisors and Ministers in the Department have not made any representations to the CMA, and the CMA have not consulted Ministers or advisors, on the date of the publication of this report. Officials in my Department have discussed with the CMA their intended date of publication for final report on the energy market to inform the Department’s own planning.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 40517 question first answered 27/06/2016 09:04:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

642873

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	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: Competition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many customers have switched their energy provider in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL3475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Data is published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on switching. The data is collected by Ofgem and republished by BEIS in Table 2.7.1 of which can be found online (<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> ). Multiple switches made by the same customer in each year are counted as separate switches.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of electricity switches</p></td><td><p>Number of gas switches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,206,000</p></td><td><p>3,270,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,342,000</p></td><td><p>2,280,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,425,000</p></td><td><p>2,190,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,058,000</p></td><td><p>2,281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,396,000</p></td><td><p>2,709,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/11/2016 16:14:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name table_271.xls title Quarterly domestic energy switching statistics
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1014679

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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: Competition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Ofgem’s plans to encourage competition amongst energy suppliers to help cut costs for customers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of Ofgem’s interventions to make the energy retail market more competitive, for example the disengaged customer database, their customer engagement prompts and their faster and more reliable switching programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can save around £300 if they switch from a Standard Variable Tariff to a cheaper market alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be working with Ofgem on a joint review of the retail market to promote competition and drive innovation.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:49 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

935198

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	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: Competition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether reforms which aim to make the energy market more competitive may breach new data protection rules; and whether they have alternative plans to improve competitiveness in that market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will ensure any market interventions that are introduced to improve competition in the energy retail market are compliant with data protection laws; for example, our consideration of the interaction between the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the retail energy Midata project.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Ofgem is taking forward a range of measures, including their disengaged customer database, customer engagement prompts, and the faster and more reliable switching programme to make the energy retail market more competitive. Ofgem has stated that the privacy and protection of consumer information will be fundamental under any such reforms and that they will ensure their reforms are compliant with data protection laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/07/2018 12:53:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

416294

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons she is not implementing the recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority that Ofgem should be the single provider of a switching and comparison website for energy.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	8809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the Provisional Findings from their investigation into the energy markets in July alongside a notice of possible remedies to address the issues identified; their final report setting out their final remedies is not expected until December 2015. This Government remains committed to implementing the recommendations the CMA will set out in their Final Report.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:43:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

416295

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has conducted research on one-stop-shop switching and comparison sites for energy in other advanced economies in order to inform its policies.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	8810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department routinely considers examples from other advanced economies in order to inform its policies. As part of the investigation into the energy markets, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has also identified different forms switching and comparison sites for energy can take in other advanced economies and is considering alternatives as part of their possible remedies. This Government is committed to implementing the recommendations the CMA will set out in their Final Report, expected in December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 13:44:06 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

416306

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to make the retail energy market more transparent and facilitate greater consumer choice.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	8561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We have taken steps to increase competition in domestic retail market and there are now 31 suppliers providing choice to consumers, up from 13 in 2010. The Department has also supported work to make the market more transparent. We provided legislative backing to Ofgem’s retail market reforms to make the market simpler, clearer, and fairer, and have committed to implementing the recommendation formal remedies to be set out in the Final Report of the Competition and Market Authority’s investigation into the energy market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/09/2015 09:06:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

388177

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the findings of the report by the Competition and Markets Authority on its provisional finding on its energy market investigation, published on 7 July 2015; and what steps she is taking to ensure that customers are not paying too much for their energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	5965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the CMA’s provisional findings carefully and respond shortly.</p><p>In the meantime this Government continues to focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier, and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.</p><p>We have already:</p><p>· tackled barriers hindering the entry and growth of independent suppliers through the Challenger Business Programme</p><p>· halved the time it takes to switch supplier;</p><p>· put QR codes on bills to allow switching through mobile phones</p><p>· delivered a national switching campaign, resulting in £38 million savings by 130,000 households switching energy supplier; and</p><p>· provided nearly £3m over three years to the Big Energy Saving Network which has already helped around 220,000 vulnerable consumers with their energy bills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:54:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

1419878

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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: Competition
	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 potential merits of setting up a not-for-profit public energy company to offer energy tariffs to consumers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	118569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not believe in nationalisation and was under the impression the Official Opposition did not either.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/02/2022 17:53:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

757873

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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: Competition
	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 meetings he has had with the Big Six energy companies; and what measures his Department plans to being forward to ensure the energy market is a competitive marketplace.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials regularly meet energy supply companies to discuss a wide range of issues. We are working with Ofgem to make switching supplier quicker and easier for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:22:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr