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Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to abolish standing charges on energy bills.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
22 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to abolish standing charges on energy bills.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity. Although they are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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