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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to support the roll out of smart meters; and if so, what standards they require of electricity companies on their collection of customers' data and the accuracy of the data displayed on those meters.

The Government wants as many homes and small businesses as possible to benefit from smart metering and has taken steps to make it the default meter offer in Great Britain.

The smart metering Targets Framework introduced this year sets energy suppliers minimum annual installation targets to ensure the rollout continues to deliver at scale. The Department also works closely with industry to drive best practice.

There is a strict Data Access and Privacy Framework for smart metering, that protects consumers’ privacy. Households have control over who can access their energy consumption data and for what purposes, except where this is required for regulated purposes (e.g. billing).