The Government has issued a response to calls for a fixed national standing charge on energy tariffs.

Conservative MP Alexander Stafford asked a question in Parliament to energy minister Claire Coutinho as to whether “she will make an assessment of potential merits of introducing a fixed national standing charge for consumers”.

Treasury minister Amanda Solloway said in response: “Ofgem launched a call for input on standing charges, which closed on Friday 19 January 2024, looking at how it is…