Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on switching consumers from Radio Teleswitch Service to smart meters.

The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), and the activity to replace it, is industry owned and led. Government and Ofgem have been working closely with the RTS Taskforce in recent months to urgently increase the rate of replacements.

I am meeting with Energy UK and Ofgem on a fortnightly basis to ensure the phase out process is planned effectively and consumers are appropriately protected.