PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Energy: Competition (4 September 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons she is not implementing the recommendation of the Competition and Markets Authority that Ofgem should be the single provider of a switching and comparison website for energy.

Asked by:
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the Provisional Findings from their investigation into the energy markets in July alongside a notice of possible remedies to address the issues identified; their final report setting out their final remedies is not expected until December 2015. This Government remains committed to implementing the recommendations the CMA will set out in their Final Report.

Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
11 September 2015