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Energy: Price Caps

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN HL5370, tabled on 12 January 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an energy price cap for small businesses.

Answered on

26 January 2022

There are no plans to introduce an energy price cap for businesses. The price cap on domestic default variable tariffs was put in place to address the loyalty penalty and prevent consumers from being overcharged. There is a greater diversity of supply arrangements for businesses compared to the domestic sector. Businesses are therefore better placed to effectively procure goods and services for their business, including energy supply.

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy