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Written question asked by Clive Lewis (Labour) on Friday, 13 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Energy: Prices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the requirement to pass on energy price support to end users under section 19 of the Energy Prices Act 2022, whether she has made an assessment of the number and proportion of intermediaries who have received support under the (a) Energy Price Guarantee, (b) Energy Bills Support Scheme and (c) Energy Bill Relief Scheme and (i) have and (ii) have not passed on that support since the introduction of those schemes.

Answer

The legislation was introduced to ensure that intermediaries who received energy price support were legally required to pass through the benefit. The regulations allowed end users to pursue recovery of benefits from their intermediary as a debt through civil proceedings. Should a court rule in the end user’s favour, they will be entitled to the payment, plus interest.

Such an assessment is not possible as data is not held in this way. We believe in the majority of cases energy price support was passed on to the consumer. We are aware of a small number of cases which have been escalated and are currently being investigated by the authorities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201707
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Consumers Energy Prices Energy bills rebate Energy bill relief scheme Energy price guarantee
Legislation
Energy Prices Act 2022
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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