Ending Token Meter Back Charging

EDM number 2811 in 2005-06, proposed by Brian H Donohoe on 19/10/2006.

That this House notes with concern that the practice of collecting back charges from customers who have not had their token electricity prepayment meters recalibrated to reflect energy price rises threatens up to 1.175 million households across Great Britain with increasing levels of unexpected debt, leaving some households facing instant arrears of up to £150 in addition to an overnight price shock when the meter is eventually recalibrated; further notes that users of token meters, many of whom are on low incomes, choose this method precisely in order to avoid debt; is surprised that the four companies, British Gas, Scottish Power, npower and Powergen, persist in this practice rather than following the example of Scottish and Southern Energy and EDF Energy, which do not apply price rises until their token meters have been recalibrated; urges all electricity suppliers which continue to collect back charges to follow this lead; and calls on the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets to use its licence review to eliminate the practice of token meter back charging altogether.

This motion has been signed by a total of 76 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Brian H Donohoe	19/10/2006	Ayrshire Central	Labour	Proposed
Mark Lazarowicz	19/10/2006	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Seconded
John McFall	19/10/2006	West Dunbartonshire	Labour	Seconded
Bob Russell	19/10/2006	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jimmy Hood	19/10/2006	Lanark & Hamilton East	Labour	Seconded
Michael Connarty	19/10/2006	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	20/10/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Leech	23/10/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	23/10/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	23/10/2006	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	23/10/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	23/10/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Jennifer Willott	24/10/2006	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	24/10/2006	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	24/10/2006	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Danny Alexander	24/10/2006	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	24/10/2006	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Hywel Williams	24/10/2006	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
David Taylor	24/10/2006	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	24/10/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Brian Jenkins	24/10/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	24/10/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
David Marshall	24/10/2006	Glasgow East	Labour	Signed
Ann McKechin	24/10/2006	Glasgow North	Labour	Signed
Elliot Morley	24/10/2006	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	24/10/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
James McGovern	25/10/2006	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Helen Goodman	25/10/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	25/10/2006	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
John Austin	25/10/2006	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
David Drew	25/10/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	25/10/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/10/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	25/10/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Colin Challen	25/10/2006	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	25/10/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	25/10/2006	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	26/10/2006	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Robert Goodwill	26/10/2006	Scarborough & Whitby	Conservative	Signed
David Hamilton	26/10/2006	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
John Battle	26/10/2006	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	26/10/2006	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	26/10/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Madeleine Moon	26/10/2006	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Frank Field	26/10/2006	Birkenhead	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	26/10/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Alex Salmond	26/10/2006	Banff & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	26/10/2006	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	26/10/2006	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	26/10/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	26/10/2006	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	26/10/2006	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	26/10/2006	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	30/10/2006	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Ian Austin	30/10/2006	Dudley North	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	30/10/2006	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ben Wallace	30/10/2006	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	30/10/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	30/10/2006	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	30/10/2006	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	31/10/2006	Gateshead East & Washington West	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	31/10/2006	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	31/10/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	31/10/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Paddy Tipping	01/11/2006	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	02/11/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nia Griffith	02/11/2006	Llanelli	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	02/11/2006	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	02/11/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Natascha Engel	06/11/2006	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	06/11/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Osborne	06/11/2006	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	06/11/2006	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	06/11/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	07/11/2006	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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