Question follow-through · 114011
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices of heat network operators issuing retrospective bills covering multiple years where no prior invoices or statements w
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Energy Supply · 2 Mar 2026
- Heat Pumps · 2 Sept 2026
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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
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices of heat network operators issuing retrospective bills covering multiple years where no prior invoices or statements w
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2026
Answer published
Under the newly established heat network market framework, Ofgem Authorisation conditions limit back-billing to 12 months if no accurate bill or statement of account was previously provided.Where heat charges are ‘bundled’ into leasehold or social housing...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Energy Supply
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to introduce the Energy Independence Bill.
Heat Pumps
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of air-to-air heat pumps through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.