United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 151306
Energy: Standing Charges
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31 March 2022
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25 April 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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25 April 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to equalize energy standing charges between the regions of the UK.
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31 March 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to equalize energy standing charges between the regions of the UK.
Source: Commons
25 April 2022
Answer
The standing charge element of an energy bill reflects the on-going costs that fall on energy suppliers to provide and maintain a live supply regardless of a consumer’s usage. One component of these costs relates to distribution. As it costs more to distr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-31/151306
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1456624
- uk · wq-1456624 · source updated 25 April 2022