Andy Burnham asks Chancellor John Healey to look at removing standing charges from gas bills

Summary

Ministers are looking at removing standing charges from gas bills, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday 21 October, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, the Prime Minister also defending the decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field. Andy Burnham said that Chancellor John Healey had been asked to look at eliminating the fee, which is charged at an average of 29.68p per day, the Evening Standard reported, putting the saving for households at £108. The Prime Minister asked ministers to consider scrapping standing charges from gas bills at Prime Minister's Questions, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Latest: Andy Burnham said ministers are looking at removing standing charges from gas bills, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, the Evening Standard adding that Chancellor John Healey had been asked to look at eliminating the fee, charged at an average of 29.68p per day, and the Manchester Evening News that the Prime Minister made the request at Prime Minister's Questions.

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