Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the UK’s participation in the EU’s internal electricity market.”
Tabled: 21 May 2026Answered: 2 June 2026
Asked by
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
Co-operation with our EU counterparts is vitally important when it comes to energy security. I recently travelled to the WindEurope conference in Madrid, where I joined other European Ministers to discuss how recent global events have shown that we have to work together to deliver on our energy security. We have held constructive discussions with the EU on the internal electricity market and those continue.