Energy Bill [HL]
3:29 pm
Lord Ezra (Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry; Liberal Democrat)
moved Amendment No. 218C:
After Clause 162, insert the following new clause—
"GAS AND ELECTRICITY DISCONNECTIONS
The Authority shall with the passing of this Act, and in consultation with relevant agencies, review, and within six months publish its findings, of—
(a) the rules surrounding the disconnection of domestic premises from the supply of gas and electricity for debt in order to minimise the level of disconnections for debt;
(b) as far as is reasonably practicable disconnections in error;
(c) increase protection for vulnerable groups; and
(d) expand the definition of what constitutes a vulnerable group."