Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ed Miliband and Alex Brewer

Tuesday 10th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire) (LD)]

T8. Standing order charges are making energy bills unaffordable, particularly for those on lower incomes. What steps are Ministers taking to address this?

[Ed Miliband]

The hon. Lady raises a really important point about the level of standing order charges, and this is something that Ofgem has consulted on. The complexity is that if we redistribute standing order charges, it can have significant adverse distributional effects, but Ofgem is seeking to have low standing order charges for some customers.