Question follow-through · 113278
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the average cost difference between smart meter and flatline bills.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 15 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
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the average cost difference between smart meter and flatline bills.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2026
Answer published
Smart meters help households to manage their energy use and reduce bills by enabling suppliers to bill them for their actual, rather than estimated, energy use. Households with additional low carbon technology can also save on their energy bills by switch...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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