{"value":{"id":798648,"askingMemberId":308,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-12-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-12-06T00:00:00","uin":"117042","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes will have been offered a smart meter in the West Midlands by the end of 2017.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4068,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-12-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We do not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers have their own individual systems and criteria for recording offers for installations of a smart meter.</p><p> </p><p>The rollout of smart meters is on track to deliver significant benefits, including putting an end to estimated bills, and is set to save consumers £300m in 2020 alone.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are mandated by government to offer every household and small business a smart meter by 2020, and remain committed to this target.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Energy: Meters","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/798648","method":"GET"}]}