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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 whether (a) ComparetheMarket, (b) GoCompare, (c) MoneySupermarket, (d) uSwitch and (e) Confused charge different commissions to different energy suppliers.

Answer

The commission arrangements between price comparison websites and energy suppliers are commercial matters for the individual companies concerned. The Department does not hold information on whether these price comparison companies charge different rates of commission to different energy suppliers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
52279
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Energy Prices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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