division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [Un-allotted Half Day] &#8212; Energy Price Freeze
motion: <p class="" pid="c.892.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="c.892.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House welcomes the decision to refer the energy market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for investigation; believes that this confirms that the energy market is broken; notes that this investigation could take up to 18 months and will not report until late 2015; further notes the decision by Scottish and Southern Energy to freeze electricity and gas prices until 2016; further believes that all households and businesses should be protected from any more unfair price rises while the CMA investigation is ongoing; and calls on the Government to freeze electricity and gas prices whilst the energy market is reformed to improve transparency, competition and accountability.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.942.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put forthwith</i>, That the Question be now put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c.942.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Question agreed to.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c.942.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Main Question accordingly put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c.942.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="c.942.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 248, Noes 275.</p>