Prepayment Meters

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Excerpts

Monday 23rd January 2023 Commons Chamber

[Graham Stuart]

The right hon. Gentleman has raised this with me. There are issues, and the Government have intervened to make sure that the distribution costs in the far north of Scotland and the islands are not fully reflected in the price, so a special exemption has been made. However, he is right—I have heard about the difficulty for builders of getting a meter installed, and it should not be beyond the wit of man for people to align and work together to make sure that the system runs efficiently and people get a meter when they should. I share his frustration.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

I thank the Minister for answering the urgent question. Before I take points of order, we will move to a personal statement by Andrew Bridgen.