Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Stunell (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 19 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 60 members in total.

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OFGEM PROPOSALS TO LIFT PRICE CONTROLS

That this House believes the recent proposals by Ofgem to lift price controls from the energy supply industry will cause financial hardship to nearly 2.5 million consumers who use pre-payment meters and earn less than ??12,500 per annum; disagrees that the energy markets are working adequately; agrees that market abuses, such as mis-selling, need correcting; accepts that consumer organisations view this as a deregulation too far; and calls on Ofgem to protect over 3,600 consumers per constituency by retaining price controls.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

615 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Energy Ofgem Energy supply Low incomes Meters Price caps Pre-payment

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk