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1584371

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether energy consumers have a right to ask for a smart meter to be removed and replaced with a traditional meter.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	140153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Smart meters are modernising the energy system and benefit households and small business across Great Britain. Energy suppliers are responsible for the provision of metering and are required to take all reasonable steps to install a smart meter where a meter is fitted for the first time or when an existing meter needs to be replaced. Energy suppliers are best placed to make decisions on individual circumstances in accordance with customer needs and availability of existing traditional meters.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 10:30:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1540863

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77419 on Energy: Meters, in what ways the Energy Price Guarantee complements the Data Access and Privacy Framework for smart metering.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	82301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The smart metering Data Access and Privacy Framework (DAPF) ensures that households have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes. It establishes specific provisions relating to the processing of energy consumption data, which are designed to complement, but not replace, wider data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Electricity and Gas meter personal data collected through the Energy Price Guarantee scheme will be processed in the public interest under Article 6(1)(e) of UK GDPR.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters only record energy consumption data. Personal information such as names, addresses and bank details are not stored on a smart meter.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 10:03:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1538526

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2022 to Question 72508 on Energy: Meters, whether the Energy Price Guarantee scheme: privacy notice published on 1 October 2022 is compatible with the strict Data Access and Privacy Framework referenced in his answer.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	77419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) scheme complements the Data Access and Privacy Framework (DAPF) for smart metering.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with energy suppliers and Ofgem to ensure compliance with the DAPF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/11/2022 17:08:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1536549

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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: Meters
	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 he has had with the Information Commissioner's Office on (a) the collection of personal smart meter data and (b) compatibility of that collection with commitments on privacy.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	72508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government worked with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to establish a strict Data Access and Privacy Framework for smart metering that protects consumers’ privacy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with the ICO to ensure that it is complying with statutory duties in relation to smart and traditional meter data.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/10/2022 17:02:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1523869

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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: Meters
	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 his Department is taking to help support people who are required to use prepayment energy meters and (a) require continuous energy for health reasons, (b) have an illness that is exacerbated by cold weather and (c) live in a household with young children or older adults.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	65753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year. This is on top of the £800 of one-off support to eight million of the most vulnerable households to help with the cost of living</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:56:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1580911

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofgem regarding energy suppliers’ compliance with existing rules on prepayment meters and vulnerable energy customers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	132391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I met with Ofgem and energy suppliers on 25th January to discuss matters related to energy customers on prepayment meters.</p><p> </p><p>As the independent regulator, Ofgem is responsible for ensuring licensed energy suppliers are complying with their licence conditions. Ofgem publishes details of its compliance and enforcement action on its website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fcompliance-and-enforcement&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cca2a57091230420900ee08db02b26c45%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638106737555435025%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wNKZ%2F%2BVZX1PIdR4%2FxVdvDh49I6h8qG5C94npS%2BxXlbU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/compliance-and-enforcement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 15:19:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah