Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent energy brokers from charging excessive hidden commissions to business clients.

Since 2024, Ofgem’s requirement for a contract’s principal terms to clearly display any broker fees has applied to all non-domestic consumers.

However, the Government is aware that some rogue brokers continue to exploit consumers through excessive hidden commissions and other predatory sales tactics. That is why the Government plans to stamp out this exploitative behaviour, by appointing Ofgem to directly regulate Third-Party Intermediaries (TPI), including energy brokers, when parliamentary time allows.