Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with energy suppliers on the potential merits of extending the free gas safety checks being given to customer on their Priority Services Registers to include electrical safety checks.

There are no plans to hold discussions with energy suppliers on this matter. The independent regulator, Ofgem, requires licenced energy suppliers to provide and maintain a Priority Services Register for vulnerable customers with additional, non-financial needs. The services that suppliers are required to offer to customers on a Priority Services Register are a matter for Ofgem.