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Energy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure off grid users of energy (a) are protected by Ofgem and (b) benefit from energy price caps in the same way as grid customers.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
16 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure off grid users of energy (a) are protected by Ofgem and (b) benefit from energy price caps in the same way as grid customers.

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has been clear that, depending on the final evidence from the CMA’s market study, regulatory frameworks to protect UK homes reliant on domestic heating oil could be introduced. In response to rising oil prices, the Government has already im...

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