Energy: Price Caps

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish evidence of the merits of (a) an absolute and (b) a relative price cap for gas and electricity consumers on standard variable tariffs.

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1. 18 December 2017

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish evidence of the merits of (a) an absolute and (b) a relative price cap for gas and electricity consumers on standard variable tariffs.

   Source: Commons

2. 27 December 2017

   Answer

   The Government has published a draft Bill for a temporary cap on domestic standard variable and default energy tariffs. The impact assessment that accompanies the draft Bill includes analysis of the merits of a relative and absolute price cap.

   Source: Written answer

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