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Written question asked by Glyn Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 November 2016. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 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 proportion of domestic energy consumers switched tariff in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those consumers were switching from standard variable tariffs to fixed rate tariffs.

Answer

Data is published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on switching. The data is collected by Ofgem and republished by BEIS in Table 2.7.1 of which can be found online (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics ).

The number of domestic energy supplier switches as a proportion of total customer numbers in Great Britain is as follows:

Year

Proportion of electricity customers switching supplier

Proportion of gas customers switching supplier

2013

12%

10%

2014

11%

10%

2015

12%

12%

This is calculated by combining all switches made within the year, divided by the total domestic customers. Multiple switches made by the same customer within each year are counted as separate switches. The number of customer switching from standard variable to fixed rate tariffs is not collected or held by BEIS.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
54582
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Consumers Competition Energy Prices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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