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registered interest false remove filter
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answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Prices remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that energy companies are able to offer competitive prices for (a) commercial and (b) residential premises. more like this
tabling member constituency Burton more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Griffiths more like this
uin 26862 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-06more like thismore than 2022-07-06
answer text <p>Contractual terms offered to businesses are a commercial matter for energy suppliers. The Government encourages businesses to shop around to find the best deal. For domestic customers, the energy price cap will continue to ensure energy prices are limited.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-06T14:23:47.137Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-06T14:23:47.137Z
answering member
1526
label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
4773
label Biography information for Kate Kniveton more like this
1484186
registered interest false remove filter
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Prices remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure a competitive market for domestic energy users. more like this
tabling member constituency Burton more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Griffiths more like this
uin 26863 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-06more like thismore than 2022-07-06
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<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-06T14:22:23.657Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-06T14:22:23.657Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2022-07-06T16:07:36.377Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-06T16:07:36.377Z
answering member
1526
label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
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answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
answering member
1526
label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
4773
label Biography information for Kate Kniveton more like this