Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 107632

Utilities: Storms

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many employees were deployed in utility sectors to respond to red warnings issued as a result of Storm Goretti.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Electricity Network Operator, National Grid Electricity Distribution, deployed 900 engineers and field staff each day, from Friday 9th to Tuesday 13th January, when supplies were fully restored in the impacted regions. We are unable to confirm how man...

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