Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas.”
Tabled: 18 December 2025Answered: 6 January 2026
Asked by
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
Energy resilience is one of my top priorities and I understand the particular challenge in rural communities, which see more frequent power disruption. We work with industry and with Ofgem to ensure that sufficient investment is made into the rural power networks and that support is provided when power cuts occur. I thank all the engineers and support staff who work in difficult circumstances to reconnect communities when power failure does occur.