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1719439

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 26615 on Energy: Debts, what is the (a) sum, (b) quantum and (c) value of the element of the Default Tariff Cap allocated by Ofgem for consumer debt held by suppliers.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	27177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem includes an ‘adjustment allowance’ in the price cap calculation to account for elements such as consumer debt. In the April-June 2024 price cap, the amount is £28 per typical domestic customer bill per year.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem publishes price cap calculations on its website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-policy-and-regulation%2Fpolicy-and-regulatory-programmes%2Fenergy-price-cap-default-tariff-policy%2Fenergy-price-cap-default-tariff-levels&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C2f0c31a12a9a40c357bd08dc7b0fba77%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638520554686383158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cXpcp8rRSEWWHi3GLg4EkbTT0JY9iUcHvEpaYXufktI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-policy-and-regulation/policy-and-regulatory-programmes/energy-price-cap-default-tariff-policy/energy-price-cap-default-tariff-levels</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/05/2024 11:20:05 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1718461

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 25717 and to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts, whether an allowance for servicing consumer debt was permitted by Ofgem in any period before April 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	26615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) has never included an allowance for bad debt held by suppliers. All funding was used to apply a unit rate discount to household tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem have always included within the standing charges element of the Default Tariff Cap (Price Cap) some element to account for consumer debt held by suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/05/2024 11:32:58 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1719537

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with Ofgem on trends in the level of consumer energy debt.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	902948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>I meet regularly with Ofgem to discuss debt, and I welcome Ofgem’s recent Call for Input on affordability and debt. <br> <br> Earlier this week, I met with energy suppliers and outlined our expectation that suppliers do all they can to support customers in debt. I also meet regularly with stakeholders like Citizens Advice to work together on how consumers can be best supported.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/05/2024 12:06:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1717116

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24573 on Energy: Debts, whether any additional sums were previously included in the Energy Price Guarantee to cover (a) bad debt, (b) debt administration and (c) working capital.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee provided a unit rate discount on the price of energy for all households with a domestic gas and/or electricity contract, so within this support structure there was no scope for including additional funding for energy debt.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/05/2024 08:06:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715379

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 23954 on Energy: Debts, what allowance for servicing consumer debt is permitted by Ofgem in setting the level of the Default Tariff Cap.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem has announced a one-off price cap adjustment of £28 (equivalent to around £2.33 per month) to be applied between April 2024 and March 2025 for direct debit and standard credit customers. This is intended to enable suppliers to recover reasonable costs as a result of increased levels of bad debt, ensuring the retail energy market remains resilient and suppliers are able to offer consumers an appropriate level of support in managing their debts.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/05/2024 05:21:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1714086

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 23316, whether energy charges by suppliers to consumers include debt servicing.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	23954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The setting of tariffs is a commercial matter for each energy supplier. However, in setting the level of the Default Tariff Cap Ofgem include an allowance for servicing consumer debt. This allowance is intended to enable suppliers to recover reasonable costs incurred for servicing consumer debt and ensure that suppliers can offer consumers an appropriate level of support in managing their debts, whilst ensuring the retail energy market remains resilient.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/05/2024 05:22:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1685276

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the average level of household energy debt in each region.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	11655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem collects energy debt and arrears data on a supplier basis and publishes statistics against several criteria but not region. Ofgem’s statistics can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fdebt-and-arrears-indicators&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C012dd22eede74a8d12c908dc21bd999a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638422345400473416%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5ESfm4HIuF34pdBKyoYR7fL1nhC38bWR4MsgNEDYUns%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/debt-and-arrears-indicators</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 31/01/2024 06:33:50 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1685277

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is to help households that have accumulated energy debt.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	11656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to support those who need it the most, with millions of households receiving up to £900 in further cost of living payments. This is in addition to established support for vulnerable and low-income households through the Winter Fuel Payment worth £250 - £600 and the £150 Warm Home Discount.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects suppliers to do all they can to support customers in debt, particularly vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has launched a consultation on options to protect the energy market and consumers from the risk of increasing debt.</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fofgem-explores-options-amid-rising-consumer-debt&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C80eb98e2e2ad4e1ecad808dc224a026e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638422948457499894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SqsUij5nHtZjghLSfnmM%2Bj7%2FssTpNPh%2Bulo0rnSP8jY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/ofgem-explores-options-amid-rising-consumer-debt</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 31/01/2024 12:31:58 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1673305

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of recent trends in the number of people experiencing energy debt; and what steps her Department is taking to provide support to help people with energy debt (a) pay off their debt and (b) with new energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	4002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem regularly publishes data on households in debt and arrears, here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fdebt-and-arrears-indicators&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C5ed9bc0fa9f0425c54b408dbf0eed79d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638368680836324144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BBf%2FvPoNJUZy9pwHtyGuI1TX9YiA8Ocx2ZGhljXoNG0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/debt-and-arrears-indicators</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the challenges that are posed by cost-of-living pressures that includes energy bills and the impact of debt. Energy prices have fallen significantly with the price cap more than halving from £4,279 in January 2023 to £1,834 since the start of October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This coincides with the £900 cost-of-living payment being provided by the Government across 2023/24, which has increased from the £650 provided the previous year. The Government continues to closely monitor energy prices and will keep support schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/11/2023 07:22:52 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1672168

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent energy companies from attempting to recover debt that customers have inherited from previous tenants.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Residential tenants are responsible for paying energy bills from the start date of their tenancy only. Incoming tenants will not be responsible for any unpaid energy bills from a previous tenancy and can request a new bill from their supplier to reflect this if they have been billed incorrectly.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to non-domestic tenants, Ofgem's recent non-domestic market review found some issues with changing of tenancies, including debt repayment issues from previous tenants. The Retail Energy Code Company is working on new rules in this area and aims to publish a solution overview and draft legal text by early December.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 27/11/2023 10:56:53 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle