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167729

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215252, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's estimate of retail (a) electricity and (b) gas prices in each month between January 2007 and November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	216963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Copies of the data requested in Question 215252 have now been placed in the Libraries of the House.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DECC do not produce monthly estimates of retail energy prices.</ins><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 13:47:00 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2015 17:00:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 32666 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

222480

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2015
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the Distribution Network Operators under Distribution Price Control Review 5.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	224816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem’s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 13:09:44 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2015 09:58:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name Copy of RORE DNOs Excel.xlsx title Rate of Return on Equity for DNOs 2010-1 to 2013-4 previous answer version 46378 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

1484186

	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: Prices
	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 steps he is taking to help ensure a competitive market for domestic energy users.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
	uin	26863
	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<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/07/2022 14:22:23 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2022 16:07:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 11173 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1503428

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she made with her G7 counterparts following the summit in Bavaria, Germany on tackling the global increases in energy prices.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	45114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working closely with our G7 and other likeminded partners to support global energy security and stabilise economic recovery. For example, on 2 September, G7 Finance Ministers announced their intention to introduce an oil price cap mechanism related to Russian oil. The cap consists of a ban on services related to the maritime transport of Russian oil products sold above a collectively-agreed price cap, with an exception for those sold below the cap. It aims to reduce Russian energy revenues while avoiding a spike in global prices. On 8 September, the UK announced an 'Energy Price Guarantee' and a new Energy Supply Taskforce which will negotiate with domestic and international suppliers to agree long-term contracts that reduce the price they charge for energy and increase the security of its supply to help tackle rising energy prices. Other members of the G7 are exploring similar domestic packages.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 27/09/2022 15:54:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1587695

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of energy prices on the (a) health and (b) wider welfare of disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	149643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, including disabled people, and has taken further, decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs in addition to other cost of living support delivered last year, which includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme;</li><li>A Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 to six million people in recognition of the extra costs they face, including with energy costs;</li><li>Up to £650 in Cost of Living Payments for the eight million households in receipt of a means-tested benefit; and</li><li>A one-off payment of £300 through, and as an addition to, the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households.</li></ul><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support, the current Household Support Fund, running in England from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023, is providing £421 million of funding. The devolved administrations have been allocated £79 million through the Barnett formula.  The Household Support Fund will continue until March 2024. This year long extension allows local authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary support to those most in need with the significantly rising cost of living. The devolved administrations will receive consequential funding as usual to spend at their discretion.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023/24, we are uprating all benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount.</p><p /><p>In addition, for 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments. This will be split into three payments of around £300 each across the 2023/24 financial year. A separate £300 payment will be made to pensioner households on top of their Winter Fuel Payments, and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Further to this, the Energy Price Guarantee will be extended from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, meaning a typical household bill will be around £3,000 per year in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/02/2023 10:25:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

731518

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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: Prices
	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 steps the Government plans to take to ensure that reductions in energy bills do not affect commitments to emissions reductions.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling climate change and to the UK’s Climate Change Act. On average, Government policies reduce household energy bills because energy efficiency measures mean that less energy is used, more than offsetting the costs other policies add to energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/06/2017 15:21:36 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

732280

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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: Prices
	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 the Government intends to introduce a cap on energy prices.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending price protection currently in place for some vulnerable customers to more customers on the poorest value tariffs. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has written to the CEO of Ofgem to ask what action the regulator intends to take to safeguard customers on these tariffs. I will consider how to proceed in light of their response.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/06/2017 14:56:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

733030

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 78 of the background document to the Queen's Speech 2017, published on 21 June 2016, how his Department will extend price protection for those on the poorest value tariffs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to extending price protection currently in place for some vulnerable customers to more customers on the poorest value tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has written to the Chief Executive Officer of Ofgem to ask for advice on what action the regulator might take to safeguard customers on these tariffs. This Department will consider how to proceed in light of his response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/07/2017 10:32:40 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749531

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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: Prices
	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 his Department has made of the potential reduction in the domestic energy market consumer detriment to be achieved by implementing an extension of the pre-payment meter safeguard tariff to those eligible for Warm Home Discount who have a credit meter.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	3335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The effect of any extension of the safeguard tariff would depend on the number of customers who are eligible and the level at which the cap is set. This is a matter for Ofgem, which is currently considering options, including extending the current safeguard tariff.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 14:21:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

749533

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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: Prices
	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 representations he has had from Ofgem on the timescale for the (a) publication of measures to protect vulnerable consumers with an extension of the pre-payment meter safeguard tariff and (b) implementation of such measures; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	3337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The CEO of Ofgem wrote to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 3 July setting out his intention to consider options to protect vulnerable consumers including extending the protection in place for pre-payment meter customers. In the letter Ofgem stated it will move forward urgently to implement any changes. As a first step Ofgem plans to hold a summit with consumers groups this month.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/07/2017 13:17:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 3666 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint