Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 82370

Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to decouple gas and electricity prices.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government is determined to increase the share of renewables on the system so that the electricity price is set by cheaper clean power sources rather than gas. Every wind turbine we switch on and solar panel we deploy helps push gas off as the price s...

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