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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons he has not launched a consultation on introducing a social energy tariff.

The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with stakeholders to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, including options such as social tariffs.

Officials are assessing the options and discussing these with stakeholders. The Government will set out its position when this assessment is complete, in time to deliver a new approach from April 2024 when the Energy Price Guarantee comes to an end.