United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 72460
Energy: Meters
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26 October 2022
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31 October 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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31 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps with Ofgem to require power suppliers to not (a) encourage and (b) force customers to accept a prepayment meter.
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26 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps with Ofgem to require power suppliers to not (a) encourage and (b) force customers to accept a prepayment meter.
Source: Commons
31 October 2022
Answer
Ofgem rules restrict the force fitting of a prepayment meter to repay debt except as a last resort. Ofgem’s License Conditions require suppliers to consider all options for appropriate debt management. This can include installing a prepayment meter, but s...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-26/72460
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1536475
- uk · wq-1536475 · source updated 31 October 2022