<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>21325</id>
<session>2001-02</session>
<number>528</number>
<title>Erroneous Transfer Of Gas And Electricity Supplies</title>
<proposer id="11032">Norman Lamb</proposer>
<date>2001-12-05</date>
<text>That this House notes with concern the practice, known as erroneous transfers, whereby a consumers' electricity or gas supply is transferred from one provider to another without their having requested it or being informed in any way; welcomes the efforts of OFGEM and Energywatch to establish an Erroneous Transfer Customer Charter, clarifying the rights of consumers in this regard; and urges the Government to support this measure, and to do what it can to encourage electricity and gas companies to change their operating systems, in order that consumers are protected from this at best very dubious practice.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11032">Norman Lamb</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>North Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10863">Sue Doughty</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Guildford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10155">Edward Davey</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston &amp; Surbiton</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10080">Paul Burstow</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sutton &amp; Cheam</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10465">Lembit </mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Montgomeryshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11036">David Laws</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Yeovil</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10262">Nick Harvey</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10527">Adrian Sanders</mp>
		<date>2001-12-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Torbay</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>2001-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2001-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10246">Win Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2001-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bridgend</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10754">Annette Brooke</mp>
		<date>2001-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Dorset &amp; North Poole</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10304">Brian Iddon</mp>
		<date>2001-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2001-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10675">Simon Thomas</mp>
		<date>2001-12-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10163">Terry Davis</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Hodge Hill</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10716">John Barrett</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh West</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10566">Gerry Steinberg</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Durham, City of</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10599">Jenny Tonge</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Richmond Park</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10623">Robert Wareing</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, West Derby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10502">David Rendel</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newbury</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10295">Lindsay Hoyle</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chorley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10415">Gordon Marsden</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2001-12-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10188">Jeff Ennis</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley East &amp; Mexborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10022">Norman Baker</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewes</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10578">Andrew Stunell</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hazel Grove</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10606">Paul Truswell</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Pudsey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10654">Jimmy Wray</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow, Baillieston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10657">Derek Wyatt</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10136">Brian Cotter</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Weston-Super-Mare</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10525">Alex Salmond</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Banff &amp; Buchan</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10968">Paul Holmes</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesterfield</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10319">Helen Jones</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Warrington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10070">Russell Brown</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfries</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2001-12-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11038">Mark Lazarowicz</mp>
		<date>2001-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh North &amp; Leith</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10785">Alistair Carmichael</mp>
		<date>2001-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10143">John Cryer</mp>
		<date>2001-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hornchurch</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2001-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10922">Matthew Green</mp>
		<date>2001-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ludlow</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2001-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2001-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11189">Angus Robertson</mp>
		<date>2001-12-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Moray</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2001-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2001-12-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11345">Richard Younger-Ross</mp>
		<date>2001-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Teignbridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2001-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10462">Edward O'Hara</mp>
		<date>2001-12-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10338">David Kidney</mp>
		<date>2002-01-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stafford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2002-01-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11170">Adam Price</mp>
		<date>2002-01-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carmarthen East &amp; Dinefwr</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
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