Question follow-through · 98910
Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about the balance between standing charges and unit rates for farmer and grower businesses.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about the balance between standing charges and unit rates for farmer and grower businesses.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Dec 2025
Answer published
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Standing charges predominantly recover fixed costs that do not vary by energy use. This includes supplier’s operational costs and the cost of essential netw...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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