| Heading: |
Energy: Misrepresentation |
| Question ID: |
1788904 |
| UIN: |
41634 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5273 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Connor Naismith
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| Asking Member handle: |
connor_naismith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@connor_naismith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to prevent companies fraudulently mis-selling (a) solar panels and (b) other energy generating equipment. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The sale of energy generation equipment is governed by consumer protection law. There are opt-in consumer codes such as the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and standards such as the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. These are adopted by many companies ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |