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793160

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date	21/11/2017
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: 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, if he will make an assessment of barriers faced by people with a smart meter of changing energy provider; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	114945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Consumers with first generation smart (SMETS1) meters are still able to switch supplier, and are in a better position to do so thanks to accurate information on their energy usage. If the new supplier is not able to operate the meter in 'smart' mode, the meter will continue to record energy consumption accurately and can be used in 'traditional' mode.</p><p> </p><p>Second generation smart (SMETS2) meters will be fully compatible between energy providers, therefore allowing all consumers to retain smart services when they switch energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Data and Communications Company is developing a solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching. We expect this to commence in late 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:06:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

793161

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: 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 comparative assessment he has made of standing charges for energy consumers where a smart meter (a) has and (b) has not been installed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	114946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Smart metering costs are paid by suppliers, who pass the net costs or savings through to customers over the life of the Smart Metering Programme. Consumers will continue to pay for their metering service as they do now for their traditional meters, through their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters are expected to take £300 million off household energy bills in 2020 alone. Overall, the roll-out is set to deliver significant net benefits to consumers, estimated at £5.7 billion over the lifetime of the Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:04:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

793163

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: 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 estimate he has made of the number of energy consumers who have lost paperless discounts since having a smart meter installed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	114948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. We are not aware of this being an issue linked with smart meters.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:01:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

759474

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
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 procedures are in place to ensure the safe installation of smart meters in Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	9922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Huddersfield (Barry Sheerman) to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-06/9047/" target="_blank">9047</a>.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:54:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy