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Written question asked by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 November 2016. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Friday, 18 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Energy: Prices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of customers of (a) British Gas, (b) EDF, (c) E.on, (d) Npower, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE who have been on that company's standard variable tariff for more than (i) three, (ii) five and (iii) 10 years.

Answer

The Department does not hold information on the number of customers of energy suppliers who are on a company’s standard variable tariff. It does hold data on the proportion of each of the big six large energy suppliers’ customers who were on standard variable tariff in March 2016. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I have given today to Question UIN 52275.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
52271
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Energy Prices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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