The Rt Hon MP, Secretary of State for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), will be
questioned about energy prices and the impact of Brexit on energy
and climate change policy at a public session of the BEIS
Committee. Climate Change Minister, MP, and Industry and Energy
Minister, MP, will appear alongside the
Secretary of State at the session at 9.30am on
Wednesday 19 April 2017.
The session will focus on the Competition and Market Authority
(CMA) investigation into the energy market and the Government’s
response to price rises recently announced by some of the Big Six
energy companies. It follows sessions in January and February
with the CMA, Ofgem, Energy UK, energy firms and consumer
groups.
The Committee will look to ascertain the Government’s response to
the CMA’s recommendations. It is particularly interested in
comments by the Government on the question of energy price rises
and what actions it might be contemplating to address
them.
The Committee will also question the Ministers as part of its
inquiry into Leaving the EU: negotiation priorities for energy
and climate change policy. MPs will ask what options the
Government is considering for the UK’s future relationship with
the EU on energy and climate change, in particular in relation to
the Internal Energy Market and the EU Emissions Trading System.
The session will also explore the Government’s intention to
withdraw from Euratom, and the implications of leaving the EU for
energy-related product standards.
Witnesses schedule: Wednesday 19 April 2017, Committee
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
From 9.30am:
- · The Rt
Hon MP, Secretary of State for
BEIS
-
· MP, Under-Secretary of State
for Industry and Energy
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· MP, Under-Secretary of State
for Climate Change
