Energy: Small Businesses
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high energy bills on small businesses in the UK.
Answered by Martin McCluskey
The Government wants to provide businesses with better protection from being locked into unfair and expensive energy contracts, and more redress when they have a complaint. That’s why the Government has decided to regulate Third-Party Intermediaries (TPIs), such as energy brokers. This will improve consumer outcomes and enhance consumer protections for non-domestic consumers, particularly charities and small businesses. Regulation will be introduced once parliamentary time allows.
The Government and Ofgem continue to work together with consumer groups and wider stakeholders to identify and implement policy changes which can improve the non-domestic market.
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