Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 June 2008. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Energy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to paragraph 4.34 of Budget 2008, how much of the £150 million expenditure pledged by the major energy suppliers will be contributed by each supplier.

Answer: The individual allocations have been calculated by reference to each companies' market share based on customer account numbers. Each supplier has agreed to pay a contribution per customer account. The contribution per customer account is then multiplied by the number of customer accounts ““owned”” by a supplier to arrive at each supplier's contribution.A breakdown of suppliers' individual contributions cannot be made available as it contains commercially sensitive information and therefore remains confidential between the Department and the energy supplier.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 478 c136W; 209910
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Budget 2008: Economic and fiscal strategy report and financial statement and budget report March 2008. Stability and opportunity: building a strong sustainable future.
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
House of Commons papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Energy supply
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