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1626138

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have switched energy provider in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not yet collected or published switching data for January to May 2023.</p><p>For switching data until December 2022, please follow this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 16/05/2023 09:29:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1484187

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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: Competition
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of competition in the UK energy market.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
uin	26864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 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</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 26863 question first answered 06/07/2022 14:22:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1419878

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
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: Competition
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting up a not-for-profit public energy company to offer energy tariffs to consumers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	118569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not believe in nationalisation and was under the impression the Official Opposition did not either.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/02/2022 17:53:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1404573

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
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: Competition
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 assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of the process in place to transfer energy credit from liquidated energy suppliers to the customers' new supplier.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	107579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Protecting the credit balances of domestic customers when energy companies cease trading is a priority for both Government and Ofgem, who manage the service transfer under the Supplier of Last Resort process.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/01/2022 17:43:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1234428

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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: Competition
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 discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on a programme of expanded rollout of collective switching for the most disengaged customers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	90223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem’s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/09/2020 15:26:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1234429

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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: Competition
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 discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on a programme of expanded rollout of collective switching for the most disengaged customers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	90028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem’s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/09/2020 15:25:02 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1014679

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Ofgem’s plans to encourage competition amongst energy suppliers to help cut costs for customers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of Ofgem’s interventions to make the energy retail market more competitive, for example the disengaged customer database, their customer engagement prompts and their faster and more reliable switching programme.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can save around £300 if they switch from a Standard Variable Tariff to a cheaper market alternative.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also be working with Ofgem on a joint review of the retail market to promote competition and drive innovation.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:49 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

964118

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to extend the collective switching scheme pilot, established in 2017, to switch energy tariffs on consumers' behalf.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	169036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem ran a simplified collective switch trial between February and April this year as part of its trials to engage disengaged consumers and helping them switch to a cheaper tariff, which involved around 50,000 customers from one of the six largest energy suppliers who had been on a standard variable tariff for three years or more. Overall, 22.4% of customers in the trial switched. Ofgem plans a larger collective switching trial later this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:14:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

964120

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce an automatic registration scheme with an opt-out mechanism for the collective switching programme on energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	169037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem are implementing a number of remedies which aim to increase engagement for those customers that have been on standard variable tariffs for 3 or more years. Following their first trial between February and April this year Ofgem plans to run second collective switching trial this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/09/2018 15:20:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

935198

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether reforms which aim to make the energy market more competitive may breach new data protection rules; and whether they have alternative plans to improve competitiveness in that market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will ensure any market interventions that are introduced to improve competition in the energy retail market are compliant with data protection laws; for example, our consideration of the interaction between the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the retail energy Midata project.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Ofgem is taking forward a range of measures, including their disengaged customer database, customer engagement prompts, and the faster and more reliable switching programme to make the energy retail market more competitive. Ofgem has stated that the privacy and protection of consumer information will be fundamental under any such reforms and that they will ensure their reforms are compliant with data protection laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/07/2018 12:53:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick