Bulb Energy: Administration

Mary Robinson Excerpts
Wednesday 24th November 2021

(2 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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As I have maintained, there are two forms of remedy to deal with this sort of situation: the supplier of last resort, and a special administrative regime. In the particular instance that is the subject of the urgent question, it was felt by Ofgem, not the Government, that the supplier of last resort mechanism was inappropriate, and we are therefore looking at the special administrative regime, as I said in my statement—but both the structures are working.

Mary Robinson Portrait Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (Con)
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This will be a worrying time for Bulb customers, who will be concerned not only about the continuity of their supply, but about the protection of the payments that they have already made. Many of my constituents were with Avro and have been in touch with me, concerned about whether the payments that they have made by direct debit will be translated into future payments. Will the Secretary of State give them some reassurance that their payments have been and will be protected?