Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 110869

Electricity: Prices

Tabled: 4 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing measures similar to those adopted in other European countries to help reduce electricity prices for (a) consume

Answer

Martin McCluskey

Tackling the affordability crisis is Government’s number one priority. At the last Budget, we took an average of £150 of costs off household energy bills from this coming April. The main driver of high energy bills is gas, and we are taking action to redu...

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