Question follow-through · 51720
Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent rogue energy brokers from targeting small businesses.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent rogue energy brokers from targeting small businesses.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
The Government wants to provide all businesses with better protection from being locked into unfair and expensive energy contracts, and more redress when they have a complaint. Last year, the Government launched a consultation on introducing regulation of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Renewable Energy: Sales
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are the government taking to help ensure that homes and small businesses can buy power directly from local renewable energy schemes.