Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29155

Electricity Interconnectors

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) interference with interconnectors on the UK's energy (i) security and (ii) resilience.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is working across Whitehall and with energy owners, operators, and regulators to ensure that interconnectors are proportionately protected against hazards and malicious threats. Great Britain has a highly res...

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