Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 108564

Energy Supply: Competition

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what monitoring measures his Department employs to assess the risk of market failure in major energy suppliers.

Answer

Martin McCluskey

Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the comme...

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