Petition · past parliament

Bring down the cost of energy in line with wholesale prices.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Either implement a real wealth tax on the energy companies or lower the price cap to a price inline with the price of wholesale gas. They are are at lower levels that in 2021 however our prices are going up. This geed needs to be stopped.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The cap on energy prices is set by Ofgem, which is operationally independent of the Government and Parliament, but we have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Remove the link between electricity prices and the price of gas: Remove the link between electricity prices and the price of gas.

Reinstate the two year energy price guarantee: Reinstate the two year energy price guarantee

Subsidise energy and fuel prices to mitigate cost increases: Subsidise energy and fuel prices to mitigate cost increases

Timeline

27 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Mar 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.