United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 174
Energy: Meters
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19 December 2019
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7 January 2020 · Answer
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7 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on people on low incomes of increasing the minimum top up amount on a prepayment meter; and whether she has had discussions w
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19 December 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on people on low incomes of increasing the minimum top up amount on a prepayment meter; and whether she has had discussions w
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7 January 2020
Answer
British Gas are introducing a minimum top up of £5 for most of their prepayment customers starting on 1 January. This is a commercial decision of British Gas. Although a £5 minimum top up is not uncommon practice amongst suppliers, there are many that off...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-12-19/174
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1168359
- uk · wq-1168359 · source updated 7 January 2020