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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April to Question 145949 on Fuels: Prices, whether his Department has carried out a full equality impact assessment of the rising fuel costs on disabled people.

BEIS does not determine the price of gas or electricity as these are set by global market conditions.

However, Ofgem’s price cap ensures that the price of tariffs is fair and that customers do not experience a loyalty penalty. As referred to in the previous answer, the Government is aware of the impact that high global wholesale energy prices are having on consumers and has put in place additional support worth £9.1bn on top of existing measures to support vulnerable households.