Energy: Consumers

(asked on 1st September 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to (a) consult on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy market from April 2024 and (b) include as an option in that consultation a social energy tariff targeted at low-income and vulnerable households.


Answered by
Amanda Solloway Portrait
Amanda Solloway
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 7th September 2023

As set out in the autumn statement, we are exploring the best approach to consumer protection, as part of wider retail market reforms. The government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.

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