Energy Bills Support

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 18 Jan 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 Parliament page
In September 2022 Government announced the Energy Price Guarantee Scheme and Energy Bill Relief Scheme in response to the energy price crisis. Following on from work done by the National Audit Office on Energy bill support , the Committee will question senior officials at the Department for Business, Energy and … Read more
3 Recommendations
25 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
5 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
24 Sep
2023
Report published
7 Sep
2023
Correspondence
16 Jun
2023
Report published
17 Apr
2023
Correspondence
17 Apr
2023
Correspondence
28 Mar
2023
Correspondence
21 Mar
2023
Correspondence
27 Feb
2023
Oral evidence
27 Feb
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
23 Feb
2023
Oral evidence
23 Feb
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
27 Feb 2023
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Energy bills support
James Bowler CB · HM Treasury Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence Jonathan Mills · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Phil Duffy · HM Treasury Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
23 Feb 2023
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Energy bills support pre-panel
Andy Manning · Citizens Advice Dhara Vyas · Energy UK Kate Nicholls · UK Hospitality Paul Wilson · Federation of Small Businesses
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifty-Eighth Report - Energy bills support HC 1074 16 Jun 2023 28 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
14 Conclusion Not Addressed
Fifty-Eighth Report - Energy bills…
Concerns persist over forced installation of prepayment meters by energy suppliers.
We asked witnesses about recent press coverage that had exposed the practice of some energy suppliers forcibly installing prepayment meters in people’s homes. Ofgem banned British Gas from forced installation of prepayment meters as of February 2023 and made a … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the conclusion and states the recommendation is implemented, detailing its monitoring and efforts to improve Energy Bills Support Scheme voucher redemption rates for prepayment meter customers. However, the response does not address the core concern raised in the conclusion regarding forced installation of prepayment meters or the ending of support schemes.
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Government Response AI assessment · 28 of 3 classified
Accepted 18
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 1
Total 3 recs + 25 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
7 Sep 2023 Correspondence from James Bowler, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, re Additional information: Recommendation 4a Forty-eighth Report of Session 2022-23 (Energy Bills Support), dated 14 August 2023
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17 Apr 2023 Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, re Energy Bills Discount Scheme, dated 28 March 2023
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17 Apr 2023 Correspondence from Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, re Contingent Liability Notification: Energy Bills Discount Scheme, dated 27 March 2023
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28 Mar 2023 Correspondence from James Bowler, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, re follow up to question raised at the Public Accounts Committee on Energy Bills Support on 27 February 2023, dated 16 March 2023
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21 Mar 2023 Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, re Energy Bills Support, dated 10 March 2023
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