Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on total customer debt to suppliers of (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010 up to the most recent period for which records are available.

The Department does not hold information on the total amount of customer debt owed to energy supply companies.

Although Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy suppliers’ performance and publishes information in relation to debt, they do not publish data showing the total amount of outstanding debt owed by customers.