Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 80611

Power Failures

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of consumer protections on (a) extended and (b) repeated electricity supply interruptions.

Answer

Michael Shanks
To help protect customers, Ofgem sets Quality-of-Service Guaranteed Standards that must be met by each DNO, these include supply restoration standards. DNOs are directly incentivised by Ofgem to reduce customer interruptions and to invest in and maintain ...
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