Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 108234

Electricity: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with the EU electricity market on deregulation.

Answer

Michael Shanks

We will negotiate an electricity agreement with the EU to cut the cost of trading electricity with European partners, strengthen our energy security, drive investment in the North Sea, and help to achieve our Clean Power 2030 Mission. The detail of commit...

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