Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 69589

Energy: Imports

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of dependence on imported energy on national security; and what steps he is taking to mitigate that impact.

Answer

Michael Shanks
In an unstable and uncertain world, there can be no national security without energy security. Delivering clean power by 2030 will boost energy security and protect consumers by reducing dependency on volatile fossil fuel markets and transitioning to a di...

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