Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour), on Thursday, 2 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 113 members in total.

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PREPAYMENT METERS

That this House notes the disproportionate costs incurred mainly by poorer households who pay for their gas and electricity using a prepayment meter; has concerns about the adverse impact of these costs on such households' ability to buy and cook food; acknowledges examples of good practice by individual energy suppliers to address this issue; and calls on Ofgem and energy suppliers to initiate a New Deal on Prepayment Meters, under which each supplier proceeds as soon as possible with Smart Pay As You Go Meters for their poorest customers, publishes the additional costs incurred on supplying and maintaining each prepayment meter, abolishes fees for the installation and termination of a prepayment meter, provides two-week credit tokens to households relying on food parcels and who cannot afford to top up their prepayment meter, and offers rebates to prepayment customers caught out by the standing charge on their meter over the summer months.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

236 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Lord Dodds of Duncairn

Lord Bellingham

Jon Cruddas

Angela Watkinson

Emma Lewell

Subjects

Energy Utilities

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk