Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Energy Bills Support

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Jan 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 3 recommendations 25 conclusions 1 report

In September 2022 Government announced the Energy Price Guarantee Scheme and Energy Bill Relief Scheme in response to the energy price crisis. Following on from work done by the National Audit Office on Energy bill support , the Committee will question senior officials at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Treasury …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifty-Eighth Report - Energy bills support HC 1074 16 Jun 2023 28 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
25 Conclusion Fifty-Eighth Report - Energy bills supp… Rejected

Government develops new energy market consumer protection as retail market struggles financially.

Following our evidence session government announced in its spring statement that it would maintain the EPG at £2,500 until the end of June 2023.63 The government has committed to consulting on amending the EPG as soon as is feasible after April 2023, so that those who use very large volumes …

Government response. The government states it agrees with the committee's implied recommendation but explicitly rejects the previously noted plan to cap energy support for very large users, deciding that Energy Price Guarantee support should remain universal. It also confirms existing energy support …
HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
27 Feb 2023 James Bowler CB · HM Treasury, Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence, Jonathan Mills · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Phil Duffy · HM Treasury, Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy View ↗
23 Feb 2023 Andy Manning · Citizens Advice, Dhara Vyas · Energy UK, Kate Nicholls · UK Hospitality, Paul Wilson · Federation of Small Businesses View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
7 Sep 2023 Correspondence from James Bowler, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, re Addition…
17 Apr 2023 Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for …
17 Apr 2023 Correspondence from Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State, Department for …
28 Mar 2023 Correspondence from James Bowler, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, re follow u…
21 Mar 2023 Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for …