To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations made by the Electrical Safety Council's industry summit white paper in respect of the smart meter roll out.

The Government has been working with the Electricity Safety Council (ESC) as part of our commitment to raising awareness of electrical safety issues via the smart meter implementation programme. DECC has also established a stakeholder working group including energy suppliers and network operators which considers operational issues, including safety matters. This group has considered many of the issues raised in ESC’s recent paper and a number of improvements are planned, or have already been implemented by industry. For those issues that fall outside of the scope of the smart meter implementation programme, DECC will facilitate discussion with industry and Ofgem to ensure that the issues are understood and seek assurance that those parties who are responsible for resolving them have appropriate plans in place.