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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Energy: Competition more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
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Paul Flynn more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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> more like this
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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label Biography information for Paul Flynn more like this