Have your say on the Government's policy paper on draft energy legislation

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The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s policy paper 'Draft legislation on energy', which was published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Thursday 21 January.

The Government states that the package of measures once enacted would:

• enable Government to drive timely delivery of smart meters. Smart meters will help put households and businesses in control of their energy usage
• provide the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (the Authority) with powers that support the introduction of arrangements for next-day switching and ensuring that suppliers use consumers’ actual half hourly electricity consumption data in settlement processes, boosting competition and assisting consumers
• enable competitive tenders for some onshore electricity assets, fundamentally changing the way network investment is made while driving savings for consumers

Terms of reference

The Committee is focusing on the following key questions:

• Are the proposals in the draft legislation sufficient to achieve the Government’s stated aim of increasing competition in the energy market and reducing energy costs for consumers?
• Are the draft legislation’s provisions necessary, workable, efficient and clear? If not, what changes need to be made?
• Are there any relevant omissions from the draft legislation, particularly in relation to the measures on supply and switching and competitive tendering?

Submit your evidence by Thursday 11 February 2016.

Further information

The House of Commons Library has produced a research briefing relating to the inquiry, titled 'Smart meters'.

The House of Commons Library produces research briefings which provide in-depth and impartial analysis of all major pieces of legislation, as well as many areas of policy, or cover frequently asked questions and topical issues.

GingerBob_3

Smart meters - bad for the consumer; don't accept one.


This money-wasting "initiative" is one of the very many reasons why this government continues to run a massive deficit.