Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 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: Meters
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that energy companies routinely carry out vulnerability checks with their customers before installing pre-payment meters in accordance with existing codes of conduct.
- Answer
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Ofgem set domestic energy supply licence conditions, and these require energy companies to only install a prepayment meter into a domestic customer’s residence where it is safe and reasonably practicable in all circumstances for the customer. Failure to comply with supply licence obligations could result in Ofgem enforcement action against an energy supply company.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 53212
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Energy Meters Standards Pre-payment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2016-11-23 17:57:15 +0000
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