Early Day Motions

PREPAYMENT METERS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 236: tabled on 02 July 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 114 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes the disproportionate costs incurred mainly by poorer households who pay for their gas and electricity using a prepayment meter; has concerns about the adverse impact of these costs on such households' ability to buy and cook food; acknowledges examples of good practice by individual energy suppliers to address this issue; and calls on Ofgem and energy suppliers to initiate a New Deal on Prepayment Meters, under which each supplier proceeds as soon as possible with Smart Pay As You Go Meters for their poorest customers, publishes the additional costs incurred on supplying and maintaining each prepayment meter, abolishes fees for the installation and termination of a prepayment meter, provides two-week credit tokens to households relying on food parcels and who cannot afford to top up their prepayment meter, and offers rebates to prepayment customers caught out by the standing charge on their meter over the summer months.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Field, Frank
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Birkenhead
Primary
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
South Shields
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Dagenham and Rainham
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Belfast North
Bellingham, Mr Henry
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
North West Norfolk
Watkinson, Dame Angela
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Hornchurch and Upminster

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Ahmed-Sheikh, Ms Tasmina
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 July 2015
Ochil and South Perthshire
Aldous, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Waveney
Allen, Mr Graham
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Nottingham North
Amess, Sir David
Conservative
Signed on 6 July 2015
Southend West
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Blaydon
Barron, Kevin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Rother Valley
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Sheffield South East
Black, Ms Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 6 July 2015
Harrow East
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
City of Durham
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Worthing West
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Brentford and Isleworth
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Blyth Valley
Clwyd, Ann
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Cynon Valley
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
West Lancashire
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 9 July 2015
Islington North
Cox, Jo
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Batley and Spen
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 8 July 2015
Leyton and Wanstead
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Stockton North
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2015
Coventry South
Davies, Geraint
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Swansea West
Davis, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Haltemprice and Howden
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Debbonaire, Thangam
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Bristol West
Docherty, Martin John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
West Dunbartonshire
Donaldson, Stuart Blair
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Dowd, Peter
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Bootle
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
Foyle
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 6 July 2015
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Liverpool, Riverside
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Flello, Robert
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Stoke-on-Trent South
Fletcher, Colleen
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Coventry North East
Foxcroft, Vicky
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Lewisham, Deptford
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
North Ayrshire and Arran
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2015
Bishop Auckland
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
Glasgow North
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 July 2015
Glenrothes
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 July 2015
Airdrie and Shotts
Harris, Carolyn
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Swansea East
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Dulwich and West Norwood
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 7 September 2015
Jarrow
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Vauxhall
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Blackburn
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Luton North
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Knowsley
Jackson, Mr Stewart
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Peterborough
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Conservative
Signed on 2 July 2015
Harwich and North Essex
Johnson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Jones, Gerald
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Kerevan, George
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
East Lothian
Kerr, Calum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Lammy, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 7 July 2015
Tottenham
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Wansbeck
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
Dundee West
Lefroy, Jeremy
Conservative
Signed on 6 July 2015
Stafford
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 7 July 2015
Norwich South
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Madders, Justin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Mahmood, Mr Khalid
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2016
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
York Central
McCaig, Callum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Aberdeen South
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 September 2015
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2015
St Helens North
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on 9 July 2015
Heywood and Middleton
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Glasgow North East
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 7 July 2015
Mansfield
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Gateshead
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 July 2015
Glasgow North West
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Easington
Onn, Melanie
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Great Grimsby
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
East Renfrewshire
Phillips, Jess
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Birmingham, Yardley
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Bolton South East
Rayner, Angela
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Ashton-under-Lyne
Rees, Christina
Labour
Signed on 7 July 2015
Neath
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
South Down
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Liverpool, Walton
Ryan, Joan
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Enfield North
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 6 July 2015
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Ealing, Southall
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Edinburgh East
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Upper Bann
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Stoke-on-Trent North
Smith, Jeff
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2015
Manchester, Withington
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Glasgow Central
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Leicester East
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 July 2015
Angus
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Hornsey and Wood Green
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
Banff and Buchan
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 July 2015
Central Ayrshire
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 7 July 2015
East Antrim
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2015
Cambridge

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Harpham, Harry
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 2 July 2015
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough