Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Community Energy: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of barriers to community ownership of battery storage infrastructure.
Answer: The Government recognises that community-owned battery projects can face a range of barriers, including high upfront capital costs, complex grid connection processes, and challenges around onboarding residents. On 4 June, the Department launched a Call fo...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Energy: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce financial incentives for community-led battery storage projects.
Answer: Community battery projects are already eligible for support through a range of national and devolved schemes, including the Local Power Plan, which is providing up to £1bn of funding over this Spending Review period. On 4 June, the Department for Energy S...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of community batteries on household electricity bills.
Answer: The Government recognises that community batteries have the potential to reduce household electricity bills, particularly for lowincome households and those who have not historically benefited from such technologies, by storing cheaper renewable electric...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational GridDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current electricity grid capacity to meet projected demand by 2035.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) conducts independent modelling of future electricity demand and supply and strategic planning of the transmission network. NESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES) provide a range of credible pathways for Great Brita...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce grid connection delays for renewable energy projects.
Answer: Government is working closely with Ofgem, NESO and network companies to reform the connections process to focus on projects that are both ready and needed. Through reform, NESO has already cut the size of the queue by over 300GW, and a clearer, more credi...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate private capital investment in grid infrastructure.
Answer: Ofgem regulates network companies to ensure efficient investment in maintaining and upgrading electricity infrastructure. The Department works with Ofgem to ensure the regulatory framework supports timely electricity network investment. Ofgem’s RIIO price...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of pension fund capital in financing the clean energy transition.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role pension fund capital plays in financing the clean energy transition. Delivering Clean Power by 2030 will require an estimated £40bn of investment annually, and the net zero transition in the UK requires around ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Public ConsultationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on climate-related transition plan requirements, which closed in September 2025.
Answer: This Government has consulted on our manifesto commitment to introduce transition plan requirements for UK regulated financial institutions and large companies, and the department will publish our response to this consultation shortly.
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Iron and SteelDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the clean energy sector procures UK manufactured steel.
Answer: Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan gives investors the certainty and stability they need to invest in and expand UK supply chains. We are committed to supporting and growing clean energy supply chains, creating good jobs across the UK. This includes ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to develop a (a) national training strategy for heat-pump installers and (b) dedicated heat pump training academy.
Answer: Government has set out its long-term vision for the net zero workforce in the Warm Homes Plan, and through the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. This includes establishing the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, and announcing a 3-year, 21 million extension of the...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is undertaking workforce planning to prepare for an increase in demand for heat-pump installations.
Answer: The Government’s Warm Homes Plan sets out that to meet future heat pump deployment targets the workforce will need to grow from around 4,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) installers today to around 12,000 FTE by 2030. The Government is continuing to support ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Social Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with social housing providers in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to help reduce energy costs for tenants.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will deliver £15bn of public investment and help lift up to a million families out of fuel poverty by 2030. This includes support for those on low-incomes and the introduction of minimum energy efficiency standards for the social rente...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department plans to provide to (i) Milton Keynes City Council and (ii) Buckinghamshire Council to implement the Government's energy-efficiency programmes.
Answer: The government recognises the essential role that local places will play in delivering the Warm Homes Plan. Low-income grant funding will continue to be delivered through the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) and Warm Homes Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), hon...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure low-income households in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency can access grants for energy-efficient improvements.
Answer: Through the Warm Homes Plan, we are offering direct support for low-income families backed by £5 billion of public investment. Low-income grant funding will continue to be delivered through the government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) and War...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to monitor changes in energy efficiency in homes in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency over the next five years.
Answer: Through delivery of the Warm Homes Plan we will reach 5 million homes by 2030, through direct support for those on low incomes and in fuel poverty, and innovative low-interest finance available to all. We will publish monitoring statistics and evaluation ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms have been established to measure the contribution of joint offshore wind projects under the Hamburg Declaration to UK (i) grid stability and (ii) energy security metrics.
Answer: The Hamburg Declaration is a crucial step towards coordinated energy infrastructure. Coordinating with our neighbours can cut costs, strengthen energy security and help build a more flexible system. Any GB coordinated projects will be consistent with dome...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the offshore wind commitments signed on 26 January 2026 on UK electricity prices over the next decade.
Answer: The Energy Secretary signed a non-binding clean energy security agreement, the Hamburg Declaration, with European leaders at the North Sea Summit to progress build out of renewable energy in the North Sea. and incentivise further investment. Agreements in...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the joint offshore wind capacity agreed under the Hamburg Declaration will connect directly to the UK transmission network by 2035.
Answer: The Hamburg Declaration sets a collective European ambition of 100 GW of offshore wind cooperation projects by 2050. In 2024, Ofgem gave Initial Regulatory Approval to two such joint wind and interconnector projects, Lion Link and Nautilus. These projects...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take with (a) local authorities and (b) other Government Departments to help ensure that tenants in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency are aware of their
Answer: The government is standing up for tenants through our new minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) in the private rented sector, and proposed standard for the social rented sector, which will lift around 650,000 households out of fuel poverty. We estima...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department plans to measure the impact of the Warm Homes Plan on levels of fuel poverty in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: DESNZ’s annual sub-regional fuel poverty statistics estimate the rates of fuel poverty in constituencies within England, and will therefore reflect the impacts of the Warm Homes Plan in time. The Department will publish monitoring statistics and evaluatio...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of energy efficiency standards in private rented homes in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: Government is looking to raise minimum energy efficiency standards across the private rented sector to deliver warmer, cheaper to heat homes. Government has published its response to the consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic ...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential number of firms in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency that may request support to improve their energy management practices.
Answer: In order to keep the level of reporting on businesses to a minimum, DESNZ does not collect information detailing the uptake of energy management improvements by businesses. However, Buckinghamshire Business First is a local organisation that works closely...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of energy-related cost pressures on low-income households in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency referenced in the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Thanks to decisions in the Government's Autumn Budget, and as set out in the Child Poverty Strategy, the Government will deliver an average £150 of costs off household energy bills from April 2026. As a result of this action, people in Buckingham and Blet...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial targets his Department has set to ensure that Great British Energy is self-sustaining by 2030.
Answer: The government has set a target for Great British Energy to start generating a portfolio-level return from its commercial activities by 2030, in support of its longer-term goal to be profitable and its wider policy objectives. The government has also task...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria will be used to determine community access to Great British Energy (a) capacity-building and (b) financial support.
Answer: Great British Energy is an operationally independent company and will make its own decisions on how it supports the community energy sector. We expect initial plans to be published as part of the Local Power Plan, which will be published in due course. Th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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