Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how her Department plans to feed into the upcoming OFGEM consultation on the costs of pre-payment meters.

Ofgem’s prepayment meter review into understanding supplier charging practices found around half of the suppliers who offer prepayment meter tariffs choose not charge for the installation and/or removal of prepayment meters. We welcome Ofgem’s plans to consult further on how this good practice could be extended it to all suppliers. DECC officials continue to work with Ofgem to achieve this aim.