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answer › question first answered	2014-11-25T14:40:28.437Z
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hansard heading	Energy: Competition

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17/11/2014

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Department for Energy and Climate Change

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Energy and Climate Change

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Energy: Competition

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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.

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Don Valley

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Caroline Flint

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25/11/2014

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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:<a href="http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&id=4886" target="_blank">http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&id=4886</a>By contrast, in 2010 the equivalent market share was less than 1% percent.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:<a href="http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&id=4911" target="_blank">http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&id=4911</a>.

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West Suffolk

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Matthew Hancock

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	file name	Cornwall Energy report_ Competition in British household energy supply markets - October 2014[1].pdf
	title	Cornwall Energy report: UK Household Energy supply

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	file name	Electricity switching figures October 2014[1].pdf
	title	Electricity switching figures October 2014

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	label	Biography information for Caroline Flint