Question follow-through · 3453
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of permanently moving social and environmental levies from electricity bills into general taxation on (a) average household ene
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Climate Change: Finance · 3 Jun 2026
- Heat Pumps · 10 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 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of permanently moving social and environmental levies from electricity bills into general taxation on (a) average household ene
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jun 2026
Answer published
At the Autumn Budget, HMG took £150 of costs off energy bills, partially achieved through moving 75% of the cost of the domestic Renewables Obligation (RO) to the Exchequer. This arrangement will continue for the next 3 years. The transfer of these RO cos...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Climate Change: Finance
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that that fossil fuel companies fund the costs of climate recovery.
Heat Pumps
10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support the approval of air-to-air heat pumps for inclusion in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.