PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Energy: Prices (17 September 2015)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that domestic energy suppliers are passing on reductions in the wholesale prices of electricity and gas to consumers.

Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)

Answer

Strong competition in the energy supply market is the best way to keep prices down. The Government is committed to ensuring that the market works effectively for consumers, including through implementing the final recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority following their investigation. In the meantime we will continue our focus on keeping bills down through promoting competition, making switching quicker and easier, and providing direct help to the most vulnerable.


Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
12 October 2015

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