Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Energy Company Obligation redress schemes in ensuring that households receive fair and timely redress for problems arising from the scheme.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The scheme administrator, Ofgem has set out a comprehensive route to redress for any issues arising from measures installed under the scheme, which can be found at: www.ofgem.gov.uk/eco4-complaints-process.
In response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) green heating and insulation review, the government also announced work which is being undertaken to improve consumer protection. A link to the government’s written statement of 21 February 2024 can be found here.
We remain fully committed to protecting all consumers undertaking home retrofit work.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the protection afforded to households who are affected by high charges from companies operating under the Energy Company Obligation Scheme.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) places a requirement on larger energy suppliers to deliver heating and insulation measures to eligible households. Energy suppliers are assumed to recoup the cost of delivery through consumer bills. Homes benefitting from ECO4 are assumed to cut an average of £430 off their annual energy bills based on the latest price cap.
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: 2020 Valuation - NHS Pension Scheme (England and Wales)Found: calculated by compounding interest using the prevailing SCAPE discount rate and relevant changes in the Consumer
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: 2020 Valuation - Judicial Pension SchemesFound: calculated by compounding interest using the prevailing SCAPE discount rate and relevant changes in the Consumer
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Speech to the Regulation Forum Chairs' SummitFound: protection law.
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Inquiry: UK-EU data adequacyFound: It is much more difficult to measure the impact one has in the economy for the protection of individual
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Intergovernmental Relations Annual Report 2023Found: Discussions on key areas such as energy affordability, including the Energy Price Guarantee, consumer
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: A9 Dualling Programme and A75 Upgrade: EIR releaseFound: Correspondingly, a further shift in consumer behaviors towar ds increased usage of online retailers
Mentions:
1: Baroness Willis of Summertown (XB - Life peer) As I stated at Second Reading, these areas have been designated for protection and enhancement in order - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Norwich (Bshp - Bishops) Excluding MPAs from the licensing rounds altogether would ensure their protection and that is why I support - Speech Link
3: Lord Moynihan (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We must address sustainability concerns; we must address GHG emissions; and we must ensure the protection - Speech Link
4: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) There is no protection for the workers; not a single penny that is generated from this extra extraction - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) As I will go on to say, the days of the summer months being some protection are long passing.What does - Speech Link
2: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) Member for East Lothian pointed out, levels of consumer energy debt have risen in recent years, which - Speech Link