{"value":{"id":77602,"askingMemberId":1545,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","uin":"205595","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which companies that make smart meters are approved to fit them under the Government's rollout scheme.","answeringBodyId":63,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy and Climate Change","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3983,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Energy suppliers will determine which meter manufacturers to contract with and who should install the meters according to their own commercial procedures. The purchase and installation of smart meters is a matter for energy suppliers provided they are compliant with the smart metering equipment technical specifications (SMETS).</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Energy: Meters","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/77602","method":"GET"}]}