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21/08/2014
Labour Vows To Tackle 'Bad' Energy Firms
Labour has vowed that if it wins the next general election, it would make sure that "bad" energy companies risk losing their licence.
The party pledged that it would create a new industry regulator with the power to remove a companies licence for "repeated instances of the most serious and deliberate breaches of their licence conditions".
However, current regulator, Ofgem, has said that they already have this power, which can be used under "certain circumstances".
Launching the pledge, shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint, said: "Where firms fail to meet standards there must be tough and decisive action."
The statement can be read in full here.
(MH/CD)
The party pledged that it would create a new industry regulator with the power to remove a companies licence for "repeated instances of the most serious and deliberate breaches of their licence conditions".
However, current regulator, Ofgem, has said that they already have this power, which can be used under "certain circumstances".
Launching the pledge, shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint, said: "Where firms fail to meet standards there must be tough and decisive action."
The statement can be read in full here.
(MH/CD)
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