Question follow-through · 8135
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on guidance to energy companies on the maximum credit they can hold of their customers' funds before reducing the direct debt or offering a refund.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on guidance to energy companies on the maximum credit they can hold of their customers' funds before reducing the direct debt or offering a refund.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Ministers have discussed with Ofgem the need to drive higher standards of service for energy customers. Ofgem requires suppliers to ensure that payments are set to avoid building up excessive credit balances, including taking regular meter readings. Exces...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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