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Natural Gas: Prices

Asked by Navendu MishraLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5439

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in gas prices on people living in properties supplied through communal heat networks.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts.

The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat network operators since the Middle Eastern crisis started and considering all options available to mitigate higher prices.

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