United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84892
Energy: Pre-payment
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11 November 2022
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18 November 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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18 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his Department's policy that energy companies should be able to install pre-payment meters in homes without (a) notice and (b) homeowner permission; and whether he h
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11 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his Department's policy that energy companies should be able to install pre-payment meters in homes without (a) notice and (b) homeowner permission; and whether he h
Source: Commons
18 November 2022
Answer
The energy regulator Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter on those in arrears, except as a last resort. Ofgem rules further require energy suppliers to assess whether installing a prepayment meter, including the r...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-11/84892
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1541595
- uk · wq-1541595 · source updated 18 November 2022