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1017068

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that energy customers who refuse to have smart meters installed in their premises are not disadvantaged by their energy suppliers.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL11913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Smart meters will give consumers the data they need to take control of their energy consumption, allowing them to cut their energy bills. Smart meters will also help make the overall energy system more efficient and cheaper to run. While smart meters are voluntary for consumers they will benefit from having one.</p><p><br> Ofgem’s existing regulations will continue to apply, which require energy suppliers to treat all consumers fairly. In addition the Government has acted to protect consumers regardless of meter type, by capping poor value standard variable and default tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/12/2018 15:26:25 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

997099

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported conclusion by the Advertising Standards Authority that energy companies will pass on the costs of smart meters to customers through higher bills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Consumers pay for their smart metering service as part of their energy bill, as they do for their traditional metering service.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters will deliver reductions to consumers’ energy bills. It is estimated that smart meters will take £300m off consumers’ bills in 2020, rising to more than £1.2bn per year by 2030 – an average annual saving of £47 per household.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/11/2018 17:29:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

931627

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of gas meters and smart meters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL8975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>Gas meters used for billing must be of an approved design and be accurate. Accuracy limits for smart and ‘traditional’, non-smart meters are identical and set out in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards manages an annual in-service testing regime to test the accuracy of gas meter types. Testing is undertaken on the basis of sampling and to date all gas meter types sampled have passed.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a dispute over the accuracy of a meter, the law gives all consumers the right to have their gas meter independently checked and tested. The vast majority of meters tested as a result of consumer dispute are found to be accurate.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 06/07/2018 13:24:13 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

931629

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the efficacy of the smart meter programme in reducing the proportion of households in fuel poverty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL8977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. However, BEIS research published in 2015 (the <em>Early Learning Project</em>) concluded that there is potential for households in all income groups to make energy and/or cost savings from smart metering. Previous research (the <em>Energy Demand Research Project</em>) had also identified a more positive response to smart metering from consumers in areas of relatively high fuel poverty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 06/07/2018 13:16:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

862904

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a smart meter fitted in domestic premises will be replaced free of charge if a householder switches energy supplier to one whose systems are not compatible with its use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL6352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>When consumers with first generation smart (SMETS1) meters switch energy supplier, 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>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. This can be done remotely.</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> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2018 12:25:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

724646

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to their target for the installation of smart meters, whether they will report on the quality of the training and certification of installers of those meters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Baroness.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/04/2017 12:02:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

724647

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the smart meter programme to ensure that safety requirements are being met in relation to consumers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Baroness.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/04/2017 10:59:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

724648

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the training and qualification of installers of smart meters, and (2) the sufficiency and independence of the system of oversight, in the light of the need to ensure consumer safety.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Baroness.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/04/2017 12:03:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

455131

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the average change in annual household energy consumption after the installation of a smart meter.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Our central estimate of energy savings to domestic consumers as a result of smart metering is 2.8% for electricity (prepayment and credit) and 2% for gas (credit) and 0.5% for gas (prepayment).</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/02/2016 12:29:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

431555

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 18 November (WS305), whether the assertion that every home and small business will get smart meters means that it will be compulsory to have them installed.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has placed an obligation on energy companies to take all reasonable steps to install smart meters at all domestic and smaller non-domestic premises by the end of 2020. However, there is no obligation on customers to accept a smart meter if they do not wish to have one installed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/11/2015 15:12:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon