Highland MP Drew Hendry backs campaign to tackle discrimination amidst soaring energy costs
A HIGHLAND MP is encouraging people across the region to get behind a campaign aimed at tackling inequality created by rising energy costs.
At a cross-party event held last week, MP Drew Hendry and his colleague Anne McLaughlin – MP for Glasgow North East – called on fellow MPs to back the campaign It's Your Money, which aims to tackle discrimination faced by pre-payment meter households from energy suppliers.
During the event, MPs discussed how to tackle the issues and the increased challenges energy consumers face amid the cost of living crisis.
During the event, Mr Hendry showcased his campaign It's Your Money, which aims to hold energy companies accountable for their practices concerning unreleased credit balances to consumers and raising direct debit levels above necessary amounts to cover upcoming bills.
Mr Hendry commented: "I'm delighted that so many fellow MPs joined Anne and I to support energy consumers impacted by the It's Your Money campaign and pre-payment meter discrimination.
"It's clear that certain practices in the energy sector don't serve consumers' best interests. There is no good excuse for energy suppliers withholding customers' money or raising direct debit levels without reason. It simply cannot continue.
"Unfortunately, these practices disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in our community. Without intervention, energy suppliers will continue to withhold consumers' money and impose unnecessary financial burdens on them and those forced to pay a pre-payment meter premium.
"By working collectively, I hope we can encourage energy suppliers to change these unfair practices and urge the UK Government to collaborate with Ofgem to intervene."
He said he is encouraging folk across the Highlands to get behind campaign to strive for a more"equitable and transparent energy supply sector for all."
