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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Prices remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost of energy bills on the rate of inflation; and what steps they are taking to improve price competition in the energy sector. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL15941 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics is responsible for publishing data on inflation rates and how household costs may impact inflation. The most recent update was published on 22 May.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants to see a dynamic and innovative energy market. We continue to work with Ofgem to improve competition, which in recent years has increased dramatically. There are now around 60 suppliers in the market compared with only 12 in 2010 offering consumers choice and value for money, so that switching supplier can save customers hundreds on their energy bills each year.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-04T16:05:12.99Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-04T16:05:12.99Z
answering member
2616
label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
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1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this