Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Middle East conflict on energy security.

Tabled: 18 March 2026Answered: 24 March 2026

Asked by

Chris Murray

LabourEdinburgh East and Musselburgh

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

The UK benefits from a strong and diverse energy supply, with only 1% of our crude oil and gas coming from the Gulf, but the essential lesson of this conflict is that while we are dependent on fossil fuel markets, we are exposed as a country, because prices for oil and gas, wherever it comes from, are set on the international market, affecting families and businesses. For our energy security, the answer must be to go further and faster towards home-grown clean power that we control.