Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has his Department made of the potential impact on forcible prepayment meter installations on access to Government energy support schemes.

The energy regulator Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter on customers who are in debt, except as a last resort. Forcible installations of prepayment meters (PPMs) for the most vulnerable customers have been banned by Ofgem since 2017.

Government support with energy bills is available to households, regardless of the type of meter they have.