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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of availability of electricity contracts for new hospitality businesses.

There is no obligation on energy suppliers to offer terms to non-domestic customers. When offering terms, suppliers will likely take account of factors such as: the costs of supplying energy to the customer, the customer’s credit history and the circumstances of the sector in which they operate.

On 21 September the government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses .