Written question asked by Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 2025. It was answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Electricity: Standing Charges
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to review standing charges on electricity bills for households on prepayment meters.
- Answer
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The Government knows that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue.
Ofgem have been considering how to ensure that consumers have a range of choices, including tariffs with no standing charges, available, including for prepayment meter customers. Ofgem launched a consultation on proposals to introduce zero standing charge tariffs which closed on 20 March. Ofgem will issue a response to this consultation in due course.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 64288
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Energy Electricity Meters Standing charges Pre-payment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-05 23:47:46 +0100
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