To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister on 23 January 2023, whether his Department has proposed specific levels of additional credit and debt forgiveness that energy suppliers have been asked to consider to help consumers in payment difficulties.

The Department has not proposed specific levels of additional credit and debt forgiveness. I discussed matters related to support for energy customers on prepayment meters with stakeholders, including energy supply companies, at a roundtable on Wednesday 25 January.