CO-OPERATIVE ENERGY CHARGES FOR NOT PAYING BY DIRECT DEBIT

That this House condemns Co-operative Energy for charging consumers up to £60 per year for not paying their gas and electricity bills by direct debit; notes that 45 per cent of households do not pay their electricity bills by direct debit; further notes that one million British adults do not have a bank account so paying by direct debit is impossible; recognises that this hits the poorest and most vulnerable people in society the hardest; and calls on the Government and the regulator to review this issue.