Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 1 December 2011 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Domestic Energy Bills

Question: What recent assessment he has made of the effects of Government policy on household energy bills.

Answer: I am delighted to say, Mr Speaker, that I do have the answer to this question. On 23 November, DECC published its updated assessment of the impact of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills. The latest estimates show that the average household dual fuel bill is currently 2% higher than it would have been if energy and climate change policies were not introduced. By 2020, these policies will mean that the average household dual fuel bill will be 7% lower than it would have been in the same year in the absence of our policies.

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