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Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018

[As Introduced]
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This Act sets a legal limit on how much energy companies can charge household customers for gas and electricity bills. It prevents prices rising too high and gives people protection from sudden, massive increases in their energy costs.

Presented by Greg Clark
supported by Lord Henley.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote413 MPs
30% Ayes · 12570% Noes · 288
The democratic gap

70% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading26 Feb 2018
  • 2nd reading6 Mar 2018
  • Committee stage13 Mar 2018
  • 3rd reading30 Apr 2018
  • Report stage30 Apr 2018

Lords

  • 1st reading1 May 2018
  • 2nd reading22 May 2018
  • Committee stage11 Jun 2018
  • Report stage27 Jun 2018
  • 3rd reading4 Jul 2018
Royal Assent19 Jul 2018
Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018 | The Peoples Chamber