Written question asked by Dawn Butler (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2016. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Energy: Prices
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress has been made on introducing a cap on the cost of energy supplied through prepayment meters.
- Answer
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The Competition Market Authority has recently consulted on a draft order which set out the technical details of how the safeguard tariff cap for prepayment meters will be calculated and implemented. The consultation closed on 11 November, and the tariff cap is expected to come into force in April next year.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 53119
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Energy Meters Prices Pre-payment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2016-11-23 17:20:14 +0000
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