Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 June 2023 on Cost of Living Support, whether he plans to publish details of his Department's consultations on the potential merits of social tariffs on energy.

As set out in the autumn statement, we are exploring the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, as part of wider retail market reforms.

Up to then, in response to higher prices, we have put in place the Energy Price Guarantee and provided significant additional support to help those who need it most through this winter and into 2023-24.