Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: MarketingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since 24 April 2025; on what items; and at what cost.
Answer: The information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.
Answer: All embedded communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the direct ministerial appointments gov.uk portal entry of 20 April, Interim Non-Executive Director Great British Energy and Great British Energy Start-Up Chair, for what re
Answer: The start-up Chair and five Non-Executive Directors of Great British Energy (GBE) were appointed through direct ministerial appointment to provide the expertise and experience needed for the rapid establishment of the company during its set-up phase. Cons...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: SecondmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 3350, on Public Appointments, whether the Expert Adviser was seconded when she was previously an adviser in the department on Clean Power 2
Answer: The Expert Adviser was appointed to DESNZ as a secondee when working on Clean Power 2030.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what number and proportion of wind farms are owned or managed by organisations which are ultimately owned by Chinese companies.
Answer: The vast majority of UK wind farms have no direct ownership from China. We work very closely with industry and across government to maintain a detailed picture of foreign involvement in energy infrastructure. We continue to take a consistent, long-term an...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: SecondmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 6089 on DESNZ: Secondment, to what policy area and part of his Department staff from (a) the IPPR and (b) TUC were seconded.
Answer: An individual from the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) has been seconded to work in Energy Infrastructure Group on industrial strategy. An individual from the TUC (Trades Union Congress) has been seconded to work in Energy Infrastructure Group...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Asia House and David TaylorDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether special advisers in his Department have had meetings with (a) David Taylor and (b) Asia House since 4 July 2024.
Answer: There have been no meetings between the special advisers for the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and David Taylor or Asia House.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 122535, how many (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies agre
Answer: DESNZ agreed two Ministerial Memoranda of Understanding with China in 2025; one on clean energy (March 2025) and one on climate change (June 2025). No further Ministerial Memoranda of Understanding have been agreed with China since 4 July 2025. Non-legall...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: SecondmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.
Answer: The following organisations have had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024:Electricity System OperatorGreat British EnergyGreat British NuclearGCHQGlobal MediaInfected Blood Compensation AuthorityMODNational Energy System OperatorOx...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the letter dated 10 September 2025 from the Strategy Directorate at the Department for Energy Strategy and Net Zero, dated 10 September 2025 and deposited in the House of Co
Answer: I will place the information in the Libraries of the House.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Power: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK–China memorandum of understanding, 2025, published on 27 February 2026, for what reason the agreement signed in March 2025 was published in Febr
Answer: Non-legally binding partnerships and Memoranda of Understanding are not routinely published. The 2025 UK-China Energy MoU and Climate MoU were published earlier this year, noting increased public interest in the agreements and misinformation regarding the...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK–China memorandum of understanding, 2025, published on 27 February 2026, for what reason the agreement signed in March 2025 was published in Febr
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the letter dated 10 September 2025 from the Strategy Directorate at the Department for Energy Strategy and Net Zero, dated 10 September 2025 and deposited in the House of Co
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy Mission Board: MembershipDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 118358, on Clean Energy Mission Board: Membership, which delivery partners were in attendance at its most recent meeting.
Answer: The most recent meeting of the Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board was in November 2025. At that time it was still a Cabinet Committee and specific information about attendance and discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees is not n...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy Mission Board: MembershipDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to Question 106733, on Clean Energy Mission Board: Membership, if he will list the (a) internal and (b) external members who attended the Mission Bo
Answer: The most recent Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board focused on electricity networks. Alongside the Secretary of State and myself, representatives from across Government, Ofgem, NESO and relevant delivery partners were in attendance.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106735 on DESNZ: Facilities Agreements, who authorised the use of paid trade union facility time for trade union activities; and on what
Answer: Requests for paid trade union facility time for trade union activities over the course of 2024-25 were considered and approved by local line management, by exception. HR can and do advise line managers on appropriate use of facility time and monitor level...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy and Great British Energy-NuclearDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Great British Energy and (b) Great British Energy – Nuclear are separate public bodies; what the statutory basis is of each; and whether those bodies share back offices, staff and
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) and Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N) are separate public bodies. The Great British Energy Act 2025 provides the statutory basis for GBE and The Energy Act 2023 provides the statutory basis for GBE-N. GBE’s headquarters will ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Freedom of InformationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Freedom of Information Act disclosure, reference FOI2025/11799, of 10 September 2025.
Answer: I will arrange for a copy of the document requested to be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74317 on DESNZ: Social Media, which social media influencers have been paid to undertake advertising for his Department since July 2024
Answer: Due to commercial confidentiality, we are unable to release this information.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub
Answer: The detail of commitments for a future agreement for the UK’s participation in the EU’s internal electricity market is a matter for negotiations. As the Chancellor set out at Budget, the government will present a full response to the Nuclear Regulatory Re...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Permanent Secretary approved the use of paid facility time for trade union activities outlined in the 2024-25 departmental annual report and accounts.
Answer: The departmental Trade Union Facility Time Guidance sets out a provision for paid activity time to be requested and approved, by exception. This is managed/agreed locally by management from a day to day perspective. The overall levels of activity time are...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Power 2030 Advisory Commission: Business Interests and Political ActivitiesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of the members of the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission have made a declaration of political activity; and where their declarations of interest are published.
Answer: Members of the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission were asked to declare political activity during the application process and none were declared. We do not publish their conflicts of interest.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy Mission Board: MembershipDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board.
Answer: The Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board is chaired by the DESNZ Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP. The board does not have a fixed list of internal or external members, rather we engage with other government departments, external organisatio...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: EU LawDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub
Answer: An electricity agreement with the EU will cut the cost of trading electricity with the EU - this means lower wholesale costs and ultimately lower bills. Any agreement will naturally involve a balance of rights and obligations to ensure a level playing fie...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 9 of the document entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity
Answer: An electricity agreement with the EU will cut the cost of trading electricity with the EU - this means lower wholesale costs and ultimately lower bills. Any agreement will naturally involve a balance of rights and obligations to ensure a level playing fie...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
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