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Energy: Price Caps

Asked by Andy McDonaldLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33463

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Ofgem to consider average changes to wages in future energy price cap methodology.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Government continues to work closely with Ofgem to ensure that the price cap continues to protect consumers from unfair prices.

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