According to a survey by GB Energy Supply, MPs are against the proposal that came as part of the provisional remedies from the CMA’s probe into the energy market.
The news comes after bosses of six independent energy providers, including GB Energy Supply and Co-operative Energy, wrote to energy secretary Amber Rudd, asking her to look again at the CMA recommendations.
The survey also showed that 59 per cent of MPs agreed that allowing comparison sites to only show the deals they get paid commission on will lead to increased bills, 85 per cent said it would lead to less consumer choice and 79 per cent agreed the plan would reduce competition in the market.
GB Energy Supply managing director Luke Watson said: “The results of our poll offer a damning indictment of the CMA’s proposal to remove the whole of market requirement.
“Comparison sites can charge suppliers as much as £70 to appear on their sites. If you look at the best deals on the market right now that could amount to an increase of almost 10 per cent if the cost is passed on directly to customers.”
Watson called for the government to look carefully at the remedies again, “rather than rubber stamping them with little thought”.