United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98824
Energy: Meters
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29 November 2022
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2 December 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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2 December 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a ban on energy companies requiring people to move onto prepayment meters in winter 2022.
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29 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a ban on energy companies requiring people to move onto prepayment meters in winter 2022.
Source: Commons
2 December 2022
Answer
The energy regulator Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter on customers who are in debt, except as a last resort.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-29/98824
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1546477
- uk · wq-1546477 · source updated 2 December 2022