United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 139627
Energy: Fees and Charges
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14 March 2022
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17 March 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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17 March 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to monitor above inflation increases in standing charges by energy companies; and what assessment he has made of (a) the reasons for increasing those charg
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14 March 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to monitor above inflation increases in standing charges by energy companies; and what assessment he has made of (a) the reasons for increasing those charg
Source: Commons
17 March 2022
Answer
The setting of energy tariffs including the standing charge is a commercial matter for individual suppliers. The standing charge is a daily flat rate passed on to consumers which covers the costs energy suppliers incur to provide a live supply to each hou...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-14/139627
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1440739
- uk · wq-1440739 · source updated 17 March 2022