Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 62319

Energy Supply

Tabled: 24 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Bradley Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a closure on energy se

Answer

Michael Shanks

Oil and gas markets are well supplied and functioning normally. Though they have responded to events in the Middle East, prices remain within the bounds we have seen over the last year. We have not witnessed any material reduction of traffic passing throu...

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