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Written Question
Civil Society: Energy
Thursday 8th December 2022

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recommendation in the report by THEOS A Torn Safety Net, published on 7 November, whether they plan to introduce a cap on energy prices in community spaces to provide support for communities.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Applying a price cap in the non-domestic market would be impractical given the number of different contractual arrangements, range of prices offered, number of meter / location combinations impacting non-energy costs, and the risk of distorting the market.

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme came into force on the 1 November to provide a discount on energy bills for all eligible non-domestic customers, including community spaces on non-domestic tariffs. It is designed to offer an equivalent level of support to the Energy Price Guarantee for domestic customers and will initially cover energy use from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.


Written Question
Fuel Poverty: Tied Housing
Thursday 24th February 2022

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of fuel poverty for those who live in tied accommodation.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The fuel poverty statistics for England include a breakdown by household tenure but it is not possible to identify if households are living in tied accommodation.