Question follow-through · 75230
Electricity: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving powers to license electricity suppliers operating in Wales.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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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
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving powers to license electricity suppliers operating in Wales.
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government has made no such specific assessment. A universal service obligation (USO) ensures that every household and small business is supplied, regardless of their location. This prevents suppliers segmenting customers by their profitability. As we...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Consumer Energy Solutions: Insolvency
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what safeguards are being established to protect people who are waiting for rectification of work carried out under the ECO 4 Scheme by Consumer Energy Solutions following the company enterin
Heat Pumps and Solar Power: Energy Company Obligation
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting a government inquiry into the installation of air source heatpumps and solar panels within the ECO4 scheme.
Energy Company Obligation: Fraud
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to address fraud by companies in the ECO4 scheme since the publication of the National Audit Office investigation into the performance of ECO in October 2025.
Consumer Energy Solutions: Energy Company Obligation
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes in Wales are waiting for rectification of work carried out under the ECO4 Scheme by Consumer Energy Solutions.
Warm Homes Plan: Wales
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect jobs and retain skills across Wales, in the context of the time taken to announce the Warm Homes Plan.
Warm Homes Plan: Wales
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the funding allocated to the Warm Homes Plan in the (a) Spending Review and (b) 2025 Autumn Budget has been assigned to Wales.
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21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 48 of the Department's policy paper entitled Warm Homes Plan, published on 21 January 2026, what proportion of the total funding provided for the Barnett consequentials
Energy Company Obligation
23 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to households that have paid to rectify non-compliant works under the ECO4 scheme.
Energy Company Obligation: Wales
23 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes in Wales are awaiting rectification of work carried out under the ECO4 scheme; and what is the constituency-level breakdown of those cases.