Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 22 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 152 members in total.

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BIG SWITCH CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes The Big Switch initiative, led by Which? and 38 Degrees, that aims to help people struggling with rising energy prices using the combined switching power of thousands of consumers to negotiate a market-leading deal; regrets that 60 per cent. of consumers have never switched energy supplier and that 75 per cent. are currently on their suppliers' standard tariff; notes that consumers, for whom energy prices are the number one financial concern, are baffled by the array of tariffs and offers in the marketplace and often find themselves on more expensive deals when switching; further notes that the more people who sign up to The Big Switch, the better the bargaining position of consumerswill be and urges people to sign up before 31 March; and, acknowledging the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change's previous work on collective purchasing at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, urges him to be supportive of this and similar schemes.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

BIG SWITCH CAMPAIGN (2755A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Dai Havard (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 27 February 2012. It has been signed by 4 members in total.

leave out from `March' to end.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2755 

2755A1 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Mark Durkan

Mike Hancock

John Leech

Adrian Sanders

Mary Glindon

Subjects

Energy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk