Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to compel energy providers to maintain cheaper tariffs, including night rates in the next year.

The setting of tariffs is a commercial matter for individual energy suppliers. The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee [EPG] limits the unit price households pay on gas and electricity, including those on tariffs with separate rate for day and night, bringing a typical household’s energy bill in Great Britain down to the equivalent of around £2,500 a year and a saving of £900 this winter.

From April 2023, a typical household’s energy bill is expected to be up to £3,000 a year.