Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many organisations have to date made use of the licence lite provisions with regard to energy supply established by Ofgem in 2009.

Ofgem has received a number of partial Licence Lite applications. One of these is from the Greater London Authority, which submitted a partial application in September 2013 and is in the process of identifying its partner licensed supplier. Once the GLA has completed this process it can submit a full application, which, if received this year, Ofgem expects to make a final decision on early next year. Ofgem is also consulting on revised Licence Lite guidance to ensure applicants have the information they need to make use of the provision.