Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 16 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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Standing charges on energy bills

That this House is deeply concerned about the rising costs of energy bills and the severe financial pressure this is placing on households across the UK; is alarmed that standing charges on energy bills could constitute as much as around one quarter of the entire energy bills of those consumers whose energy consumption is low; is concerned that many energy companies have recently increased their standing charges by more than 100 per cent, with some consumers paying as much as 51p per day standing charge for electricity, a charge applied regardless of the amount of power used; understands this will disproportionately and significantly impact on the poorest households; and urges the Government to introduce single unit pricing and to scrap standing charges on energy bills and instead introduce a system of single unit pricing so that consumers are more easily able to compare costs charged by energy providers in a clear and transparent way.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1089 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Jonathan Edwards

Rachael Maskell

Marion Fellows

Angela Crawley

Allan Dorans

Subjects

Energy Prices Standing charges

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk