Question follow-through · 19493
Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium high street businesses manage energy costs in Sutton and Cheam constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Heat Networks · 29 Aug 2025
- Energy: Prices · 13 Oct 2025
- Energy Company Obligation · 13 Nov 2025
- Warm Homes Plan · 13 Nov 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium high street businesses manage energy costs in Sutton and Cheam constituency.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
Wholesale energy costs have decreased for non-domestic consumers since the global energy crisis, but we recognise that some businesses may be struggling to pay their bills. The Government believes that the only way to protect billpayers permanently, inclu...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy: Prices
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Energy Company Obligation
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) homes retrofitted under the Eco4 scheme are inspected and (b) any (i) substandard and (ii) unsafe work is fully remediated.
Warm Homes Plan
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Warm Homes Plan will include (a) independent inspections of retrofit work, (b) requirements for training for installers and (c) protections for residents.