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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to regulate third-party intermediaries for business customers in the (a) water, (b) energy and (c) telecommunications industries.

The marketing activities of third party intermediaries in all sectors are subject to regulation, with the Competition and Markets Authority and trading standards having roles in ensuring business customers are not misled, under the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008.

We have no current plans to further regulate third party intermediaries for business customers in the water, energy and telecommunications industries.