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391769

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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 the implications are for her Department's policy of the findings relating to the overcharging of customers set out in the summary report of the investigation being undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority into the energy market in Great Britain published on 7 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	8356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the Provisional Findings from their investigation into the energy markets in July alongside a notice of possible remedies to address the issues identified; their final report is not expected until December 2015. This Government is committed to implementing the recommendations the CMA will set out in their Final Report, but in the meantime we will continue our focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier, and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/09/2015 16:09:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

388928

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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 steps she plans to take to reduce energy costs for households supplied by the Big Six energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There are now 23 independent suppliers for households to choose from in additional to the six largest suppliers, giving more choice than ever before. By switching from a standard tariff to the best fixed deal on the market, many people can save around £200 and some could save more. We have already made it simpler and quicker to switch supplier and are working towards next day switching.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/07/2015 14:35:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388174

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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 she has made of the average change in household energy bills which occurred as a result of measures announced in the 2013 Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	5786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014 DECC published estimates of the impact of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills[1]. The report included an estimate of the impact of the package of measures for household energy bills announced at the 2013 Autumn Statement.</p><p>The report set out that the total reduction in individual household energy bills will depend on the energy supplier but estimated that, on average, this package was worth around £50 (including VAT) per household in 2014, broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· A Government Electricity Rebate of £12 on household electricity bills in 2014/15 and 2015/16 delivered by energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>· A reduction in the cost of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). While costs will vary across companies, the major energy suppliers announced that the changes will result in an average £30-£35 off bills in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>· Voluntary action by electricity distribution network operators (DNOs) to reduce network costs in 2014/15, leading to a further one-off deferral of around £5 on electricity bills on average.</p><p><em>[1]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:44:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

388175

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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 she has made of the average domestic energy bill in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) the UK in 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	5953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>DECC domestic energy bill estimates are only produced at Public Energy Supply (PES) regional level, we do not have bill data for constituency level. The St Helens North constituency covers two PES regions, North West and Merseyside &amp; North Wales.</p><p>The tables below shows the estimated average annual 2014 energy bill (2015 data is not yet available) for customers in the UK, and the two relevant PES region.</p><p>These are based on an assumed annual consumption of 3,800 kWh of electricity and 15,000 kWh of gas per year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>2014</em></strong></p></td><td><p><em>Electricity</em></p></td><td><p><em>Gas</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>£592</p></td><td><p>£752</p></td><td><p>£1,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£596</p></td><td><p>£748</p></td><td><p>£1,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside and North Wales</p></td><td><p>£634</p></td><td><p>£755</p></td><td><p>£1,389</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>2010</em></strong></p></td><td><p><em>Electricity</em></p></td><td><p><em>Gas</em></p></td><td><p><em>Total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>£474</p></td><td><p>£564</p></td><td><p>£1,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£451</p></td><td><p>£567</p></td><td><p>£1,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside and North Wales</p></td><td><p>£489</p></td><td><p>£567</p></td><td><p>£1,056</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:47:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

388176

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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 support her Department offers to (a) people on low incomes, (b) people who live in rented accommodation and (c) pensioners to enable them to switch to the lowest priced energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a range of measures to support vulnerable households reduce their energy bills, including:</p><p>· Winter Fuel Payment - worth up to £300, estimated £ 2.15 billion spent in 2013/14 (specifically for pensioners);</p><p> </p><p>· Cold Weather Payments - provide £25 for every week of a cold spell – in the last cold winter (2012/13) 5.8 million payments were made, estimated over £140 million spent in 2012/13 (specifically for those on low incomes);</p><p> </p><p>· Warm Home Discount: provides assistance to around 2 million low income and vulnerable households with their energy costs each year. Over 1.4 million of the poorest pensioners received £140 off their electricity bill last winter (14/15), over 1.3 million of them automatically.</p><p> </p><p>· Nearly £3m invested over 3 years in the Big Energy Saving Network to help the most vulnerable get the best deal for them and access to available help.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/07/2015 11:49:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387817

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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 steps she will take to ensure that energy bills do not rise as a result of the withdrawal of the onshore wind energy subsidy.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	5720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not expect consumer bills to rise as a result of our proposals to end new subsidies for onshore wind. Indeed, those onshore wind projects unlikely now to go ahead would have cost hundreds of millions of pounds in Renewables Obligation (RO) subsidy over their lifetime. This Government is committed to bringing about the transition to low carbon generation as cost effectively and securely as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/07/2015 12:22:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

384922

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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 assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Retail Market Review-Implementation of Simpler Tariff Choices and Clearer Information, published in August 2013, in enabling energy bill payers to save money.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	3870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>In July last year Ofgem committed to reporting annually on the progress of competition in the retail markets, including the impact of its retail market review measures. Ofgem is looking at a wide range of indicators and will publish its first year’s findings this summer.</p><p>I have asked Ofgem to brief me on the findings shortly before they are published.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/06/2015 16:34:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

384942

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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, how many households pay (a) the Standard Variable Tariff and (b) other tariffs in each income decile.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	3676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DECC estimates, from our Domestic Fuels Inquiry that around 19 million households (75%) pay standard variable tariffs for electricity and 15 million households (72%) for gas. These figures include those on variable rates who receive dual fuel or online discounts and include all payment types including direct debit and pre-payment.</p><p>DECC do not produce statistics for tariffs by customers’ income.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/06/2015 16:25:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

384680

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
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 steps her Department is taking to reduce industrial energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	3455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>There remains significant potential for business to reduce energy costs and improve competitiveness by improving energy efficiency. Policies such as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) encourage energy efficiency in business.</p><p>For energy intensive sectors, voluntary Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) allow up to 90% reduction from the Climate Change Levy (CCL) in return for signing up to stretching energy efficiency improvement targets agreed with Government. In addition, the Government has put in place a significant package of compensation for energy intensive industries for the indirect impacts of energy and climate change policies on their electricity costs (the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), Carbon Price Floor, Renewables Obligation and small scale Feed in Tariffs) as well as an exemption from the costs of Contracts for Difference.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/06/2015 13:10:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

381445

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the carbon price floor and the expected reduction in capacity of coal-fired power plants on future household fuel costs.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	2751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the Carbon Price Floor on consumer bills has been assessed in the following report,<em> “Estimated impacts of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills, DECC, 2014”</em>:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/384404/Prices__Bills_report_2014.pdf</a></p><p>The report includes figures for projected average electricity bills in 2014, 2020 and 2030. The cost of anticipated new generation capacity is reflected in these figures.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2015 14:31:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies