Select committee inquiry
Energy prices
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“Sir Robert Smith MP said: “The Committee has today decided to call in the energy bosses in the context of the latest wave of price increases.” Among other subjects, the session explored: Reasons and justification behind recent energy price rises; Difference of pricing policies between energy suppliers; and How the transparency of energy company profits can be improved. Further information from witnesses: Following the evidence session on Tuesday 29 October 2013 the Committee requested additional financial information from each of the energy company witnesses.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 22 October 2013 to 5 January 2015.
- Oral evidence 2 sessions
- Correspondence 21 letters
Evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2
- 26 Nov 2013No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 29 Oct 2013No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
Correspondence 21 letters
- 5 Jan 2015British Gas reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 3 Aug 2014Letter to Lord Currie re wholesale gas market 30 July 2014From committee
- 30 Jan 2014Letter from Ofgem to Dan Byles MP, 13 January 2014To committee
- 30 Jan 2014Letter from Dan Byles MP to Ofgem, 2 December 2013To committee
- 13 Jan 2014Letter from SSE to Mr Louden, 11 November 2013To committee
- 13 Jan 2014Letter from Mr Louden to SSE, 2 November 2013To committee
- 6 Dec 2013Letter to Sir Robert Smith from the Minister of State, 22 November 2013From committee
- 3 Dec 2013SSE reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 3 Dec 2013ScottishPower reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 3 Dec 2013npower reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 3 Dec 2013EDF reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 3 Dec 2013E.ON reply to letter of 14 November 2013
- 26 Nov 2013Letter from Consumer Futures to Sir Robert Smith MP, 6 November 2013To committee
- 26 Nov 2013Letter from Sir Robert Smith MP to energy companies, 14 November 2013To committee
- 14 Nov 2013ScottishPower response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013RWE npower response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013OVO Energy response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013E.ON response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013Co-operative Energy response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013British Gas response to Energy Prices
- 14 Nov 2013SSE response to Energy Prices