Asked by: Baroness Crawley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to support the roll out of smart meters; and if so, what standards they require of electricity companies on their collection of customers' data and the accuracy of the data displayed on those meters.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government wants as many homes and small businesses as possible to benefit from smart metering and has taken steps to make it the default meter offer in Great Britain.
The smart metering Targets Framework introduced this year sets energy suppliers minimum annual installation targets to ensure the rollout continues to deliver at scale. The Department also works closely with industry to drive best practice.
There is a strict Data Access and Privacy Framework for smart metering, that protects consumers’ privacy. Households have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes (e.g. billing).
Asked by: Baroness Crawley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their reasons are for the delay in publishing their review of Trading Standards, outlined in the report on productivity <i>Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation</i>, in the light of the fact that the competition plan <i>A better deal: boosting competition for families and firms </i>published in November 2015 stated that the review had been completed.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government is still considering the issues raised during this review and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Baroness Crawley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their review into Trading Standards, first announced on 10 July 2015 as part of their report into productivity <i>Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation</i>.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government is still considering the issues raised during this review and will respond in due course.