United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 125417
Energy: Meters
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17 January 2023
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25 January 2023 · Answer
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Energy
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25 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to prevent energy companies from requiring customers to move onto energy pre-payment meters if those customers (a) do not have children, (b) are disa
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17 January 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to prevent energy companies from requiring customers to move onto energy pre-payment meters if those customers (a) do not have children, (b) are disa
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25 January 2023
Answer
Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of prepayment meters on consumers in vulnerable situations. Energy suppliers are required to follow specific processes before switching a customer to a prepayment meter. This includes considerations...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-17/125417
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1567766
- uk · wq-1567766 · source updated 25 January 2023