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443132

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
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, what discussions she has had with energy suppliers on the effect of pre-payment meter tariffs on low-income households' energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	902841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>My Right Hon member, DECC Ministers and officials meet with energy companies on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>The Government shares the CMA’s concerns that there is a lack of competitive tariffs for pre-payment customers, despite the recent increase in competition from independent suppliers.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the market works effectively for all consumers, including through implementing the final recommendations of the CMA following their investigation.</p><p>In the meantime, we will continue our focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 07/01/2016 14:48:14 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385637

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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: 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 progress she has made on the rollout of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	900556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Good progress has been made. The industry is making extensive preparations in the areas of meter procurement; in building and testing their systems, and in staff recruitment and training. Consumers are already benefiting from the roll-out – around 1.5 million meters are operating under the Programme – putting consumers in control of their energy use, bringing an end to estimated bills, and helping people to save energy and money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/06/2015 15:01:06 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

229104

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: 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 assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of amending the licence conditions for retailers responsible for implementing smart meters so that they may use normative benchmark comparisons as an alternative to in-home displays on (a) the total cost of that implementation project and (b) the likelihood of achieving and sustaining the two per cent electricity and 2.8 per cent gas behavioural energy efficiency savings required for that project to be cost effective.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Smith
uin	228676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the potential effect of amending the licence conditions to enable energy suppliers to offer normative benchmark comparisons as an alternative to in-home displays (IHD), due to the lack of UK evidence that such an alternative to the IHD obligation would provide a similar range and level of net benefit. However the smart metering rules are designed to allow for provision of additional engagement tools including benchmark comparisons. These may complement the information provided by the IHD and deliver additional benefits. Some suppliers are already providing benchmarked energy consumption information.</p><p>By contrast, GB trials and international experience demonstrate that IHDs are instrumental to energy saving. The recently published findings of the Smart Metering Early Learning Project provide substantial new evidence that it is realistic to expect durable consumer energy savings of 3 per cent provided engagement is effective, and that larger savings are feasible in the future.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 26/03/2015 09:41:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	639 label Biography information for Sir Robert Smith

226267

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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: 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 assessment he has made of the success of the smart meter roll-out programme to date; and how many smart meters have been installed under that programme in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham, Northfield constituency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	227108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Smart Metering Programme is making good progress. Consumers are already benefiting from smart meters, through accurate bills and helping them to understand their energy use to reduce consumption and save money.</p><p>Details of some key developments since December 2013 are set out in the Government’s ‘Third Annual Report on the Roll-out of Smart Meters’, published on 11 December 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/third-annual-progress-report-on-the-roll-out-of-smart-meters" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/third-annual-progress-report-on-the-roll-out-of-smart-meters</a>.</p><p>In March 2015 DECC published research showing that consumers’ experience of the early rollout has been very positive: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-metering-early-learning-project-and-small-scale-behaviour-trials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-metering-early-learning-project-and-small-scale-behaviour-trials</a>:</p><p>­ 82% of customers did not have any concerns about smart metering</p><p>­ 72% were satisfied with their smart meter and In Home Display overall. Only 4% were dissatisfied</p><p>­ 89% were satisfied with the installation process.</p><p>Details of the number of smart meters installed in Great Britain are set out in the Government’s ‘Smart Meters, Great Britain, Quarterly report to end September 2014’, published on 18 December 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-3-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-3-2014</a>.</p><p>Over 1 million meters are operating under the Programme, which covers Great Britain. Northern Ireland is undertaking a separate roll-out programme.</p><p>Currently, data is published only at Great Britain level. Data is not collected from energy suppliers in a format that allows parliamentary constituency data to be produced.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 18/03/2015 17:58:27 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 50526 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

179572

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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 information energy suppliers are required to provide (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem to assist with monitoring the roll-out of smart meters to vulnerable, low income and pre-payment meter customers.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	224399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>On an annual basis larger suppliers are required to provide the Department with a qualitative report on their roll-out strategies, including plans to engage with vulnerable and pre-payment customers. Smaller suppliers are also required to provide annual data on their plans for engaging vulnerable customers. Low income households are not defined as a separate category.</p><p>The Department also collects quarterly data from larger energy suppliers which includes details of smart meters installed and operated in pre-payment mode, and details of their plans for installing smart meters, including where those meters will be operated in pre-payment mode. The same information is collected annually from small suppliers.</p><p>Ofgem collects data from the larger suppliers on the number of pre-payment meters that have been replaced with smart meters, and from January 2016 suppliers will report on the number of customers on the Priority Services Register who have a smart meter installed. This data will be collected annually. The larger suppliers will also shortly be submitting qualitative roll-out plans to Ofgem, explaining how they plan to develop their IT systems to support the rollout of smart pre-payment.</p><p>Separately, Ofgem is reviewing suppliers’ policies and practices relating to charges for installing and removing pre-payment meters, which will also cover aspects of smart meter services. The review will also look at company practices in relation to security deposits, including for customers with smart meters. Ofgem will report on its findings in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/02/2015 10:19:16 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

178967

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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, if he will take steps to limit the amount energy suppliers can charge consumers for the introduction of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	223974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has introduced regulation to ensure that there will be no upfront charges to consumers for the introduction of smart meters.</p><p>The Government’s approach to minimising costs and ensuring cost savings from smart metering are passed on to consumers is embedded in the strategy of mandating an energy supplier-led roll out. As commercial entities competing for customers, energy suppliers are incentivised to minimise costs and maximise cost savings. Where suppliers do not keep their customer offer and prices competitive, customers will be able to switch to a new energy supplier.</p><p>The Government and Ofgem are committed to further enhancing retail energy competition. To this end, Ofgem has referred the retail energy market to the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate if features of the market are having an adverse effect on competition and, if so, what reforms would make competition even more effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/02/2015 15:57:44 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

177833

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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 estimate his Department has made of the average reduction in annual household energy consumption from installing a smart meter.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	223491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Our central estimate of the gross annual reductions in energy demand for domestic consumers is 2.8% for electricity (credit and pre-payment meters), and 2% for gas credit and 0.5% for gas pre-payment meters when using smart meters in conjunction with In Home Displays.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/02/2015 09:57:05 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

176902

registered interest
date	30/01/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220385, what the purposes and functions are of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme; and whether consideration was given to seeking payment of the costs of that programme from the energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	222813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Smart Metering Implementation Programme sets the policy and regulatory framework under which energy suppliers roll out smart meters across Great Britain. It ensures that the benefits of the rollout are delivered to consumers and to Great Britain as a whole.</p><p>No consideration was given to seeking payment for the costs of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme from the energy companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/02/2015 15:29:50 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

173068

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 524W, on Supply Estimates, which elements of the roll out of smart meters are being funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	220385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The funding referred to relates solely to the expenditure on the Government part of the Smart Metering Implementation Programme within the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Department does not fund energy suppliers, energy consumers or industry delivery bodies such as the Data and Communications Company or Smart Energy GB through this Programme.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/01/2015 17:12:25 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

173069

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 524W, on Supply Estimates, what proportion of the total cost of the roll out of smart meters is being met from the public purse; and what criteria his Department used to decide on that proportion.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	220386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The only expenditure relating to the Smart Metering Implementation Programme that comes from the public purse is the direct cost to Government of delivering the Programme.</p><p>This represents around 1% of the Programme’s total costs.</p><p>DECC’s budget for the Smart Metering Implementation Programme is set annually through the Business Planning Cycle and is based on the programme of work to be carried out to achieve the programme objectives. The budget is not set as a proportion of the total cost of the roll-out of smart meters. The roll-out has been designed to be led by industry, with Government taking a strategic role of oversight.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 15/01/2015 17:10:59 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint