While you are waiting for the experts i hope the following will be of value to you.

Link to Vince Cable September 06 speech.

http://www.nea.org.uk/Media_Centre/News_releases/?article_id=300

Southern Electric has  "Special Packages For Priority Customers". If this is of value to you even if you don't qualify maybe SE would help on a goodwill basis.

A Bill has to become an Act before it is law and this one looks as though it may be some way from enactment.