Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 8 May 2019.
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the number of customers who switched suppliers of (a) LPG and (b) mains gas in each of the last three years for which data is available.
Claire Perry
The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Minister of State (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Clean Growth)
According to data held by the Competition and Markets Authority, the annual switching rate for suppliers of Liquified Petroleum Gas in 2016, 2017 and 2018 is:
Year to 31 May | Metered estates (%)* | Single tanks (%)* |
2016 | 1.14 | 3.72 |
2017 | 1.35 | 4.58 |
2018 | 1.67 | 5.27 |
* Calculated as the percentage of customers switching away compared to the size of the customer base at the start of the year.
The data regarding mains gas switching is publicly available information, and can be found at https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/number-domestic-customers-switching-supplier-fuel-type-gb
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