Question follow-through · 27788

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of standing charges on household bills in Scotland.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 7 Sept 2026
Target answer date: 10 Sept 2026
Answer: 10 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of standing charges on household bills in Scotland.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. Government ...

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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