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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing vulnerable customers with an exemption from the £40 annual recovery levy under the Energy Bills Support scheme.

The Energy Bills Support Scheme is part of a wider package of interventions which is progressive overall. We are consulting with stakeholders on the implementation of the Scheme including representatives of vulnerable customers, and we are receiving inputs via a consultation.