Graham Leadbitter MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Housing: CoalsnaughtonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Prime Minister’s contribution during Prime Minister’s Questions on 3 June 2026, Column 1161, when did he or his Ministers contact Clackmannanshire Council.
Answer: I exchanged correspondence with Clackmannanshire Council on 3rd and 4th June and I am meeting with the Council and other partners on 9th June. The Mining Remediation Authority has been on site and working with the Council and other multi-agency partners s...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to HCWS1468 on Offshore Wind Investment, if mitigations were considered before his department made the decision to not support investment.
Answer: We cannot comment on the rationale behind individual investment cases including the various considerations in our due diligence, but investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny. We will continue to work...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his intention for modern high heat retention storage heaters to meet the future requirements for achieving EPC C and if he will make a statement on the timelines for implementin
Answer: In the Home Energy Model (HEM): Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) consultation, we proposed that electric heating with thermal storage – where its efficiency and use of off-peak electricity result in lower annual emissions than an equivalent direct ele...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeatingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including modern high heat storage heaters in the eligible technologies list.
Answer: Government is committed to ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition to Net Zero which is why the Warm Homes Plan supports a range of measures and technologies. Energy efficiency and fuel poverty are devolved matters, and Scotland has its own ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial assistance his Department is providing to households with no central heating to upgrade their old electric heating systems to new technologies such as modern high heat retentio
Answer: Decarbonising heating in Scotland is largely devolved, allowing the Scottish Government to set its own policies and support schemes. Scottish households can access support through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme, including grants to replace...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial assistance his Department is providing to households who are unable to have a heat pump or heat battery, to ensure a fair transition to low carbon heating.
Answer: The Department recently consulted on the role of alternative clean heating solutions for properties that may not be suitable for heat pumps or cannot connect to heat networks. Through this consultation, we sought evidence on the costs and barriers to upta...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of households using older direct electric heating and older storage heaters; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of upg
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the numbers of households using older direct electric heating and older storage heaters. We recently consulted on the role of alternative clean heating solutions, including thermal energy storage systems such as...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of moving households on old electric heating systems onto modern high heat retention storage heaters.
Answer: The Department recently consulted on the role of alternative clean heating solutions for properties that may not be suitable for heat pumps or heat networks. Through this consultation, we sought evidence on the costs and barriers to uptake of alternative ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: HeatingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the transition away from fossil fuel heating involves low carbon solutions that suit the different types of UK housing stock.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all homes are able to benefit from the transition to low carbon heating. That’s why the Warm Homes Plan supports a range of measures and technologies to suit the variety of homes across the country. Modern heat...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Heat Recovery: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given to requiring new data centres seeking electricity network connections to assess opportunities to utilise waste heat.
Answer: The Department is looking at how waste heat from data centres can be used to support the development of large scale, strategic heat networks. Through heat network zoning, certain buildings and heat sources, including data centres, can be required to conne...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: National GridDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that large electricity users such as data centres contribute to system investment and operation through flexibility and demand management when co
Answer: The Government, NESO and Ofgem have worked together with industry to identify specific actions to support an increase in large non-domestic consumer-led flexibility, setting those actions out in the Clean Flexibility Roadmap, published in 2025. Data centr...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the data centre strategy; and whether that strategy will include measures on managing electricity network capacity, energy system and environmental impacts.
Answer: The Department is working closely with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to understand the strategic need for data centres in Great Britain, including their energy system and environmental impacts. Government will say more on this in du...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121991More
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 volume of data centre projects in the electricity transmission connections queue on network capacity and system costs.
Answer: The Department is aware of the volume of data centre projects in the connections queue, and on 12 March, published a consultation on measures to manage oversubscription and secure capacity for viable data centre projects, while meeting the needs of the en...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Ofgem's call for input entitled Demand Connections Reform, published on 13 February 2026, how many of the 140 data centres are located in Scotland.
Answer: Ofgem's Call for Input draws on data collected by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) in which 140 prospective data centres self-reported their presence in the pipeline for connections. 19 of these were located in Scotland. However, these responses...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: HydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has made of the potential merits of blending up to 20% of hydrogen by volume into existing GB gas networks.
Answer: We are building the evidence base to determine if blending into the transmission network meets the required safety standards, is technically feasible, economic, and supports government’s broader strategic and net zero ambitions. This consultation will hel...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with Offshore Energies UK and the Health and Safety Executive regarding the safety evidence underpinning the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy for offs
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Social TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will implement the recommendations of the Social Tariff Working Group’s final report, published 23 April 2025.
Answer: The Government understands the need to target support to those who need it most. That is why on 30 January, we announced the continuation of the Warm Home Discount scheme, providing around 6 million eligible households with the £150 rebate on their energy...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Fuels: TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Golden age of nuclear delivers UK-US deal on energy security, published on 15 September 2025, what estimate his Department has made o
Answer: In line with the regulator’s outcome-focused approach to security, each licensed operator must submit a security plan for approval by the ONR that ensures risks are identified and mitigated effectively and meet the robust security standards expected by HM...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: AberdeenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with the Chief Executive of GB Energy on changes to employment levels in the oil and gas sector in Aberdeen.
Answer: The Department continues to work quickly to set Great British Energy up for success and ensure all British people feel the benefits. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs has already worked with industry, Scottish Government and unions to launch the ‘Energy Sk...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Waste: TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual security costs are of nuclear waste transport within the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's policies on those costs.
Answer: The Government does not publish the specific security costs of nuclear waste transport on the grounds of national security. The transportation of nuclear waste materials is long-established and has an excellent safety and security record. Nuclear waste tr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Waste: TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the routes used to transport nuclear waste within the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's polici
Answer: Nuclear waste is transported in the UK via road, rail, and sea using specially designed, secure containers that meet stringent international safety standards. The government takes the security of nuclear material very seriously. Nuclear waste transports o...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Waste: TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what routes of travel are undertaken to transport nuclear waste within the UK.
Answer: There are a number of proven routes to transport nuclear waste. On the grounds of national security, the Government does not publish information on specific routes taken.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual cost is of armed protection of (a) nuclear energy, (b) nuclear waste and (c) other nuclear sites; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's
Answer: Armed protection is provided by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary at our most sensitive nuclear sites and by some Home Office Police forces at less sensitive sites. The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is funded by charges to its service recipients, the site licen...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Waste: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of long-term storage costs of nuclear waste; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's policies on those costs.
Answer: Nuclear power is central to our ambitions for clean energy and to meet our net zero commitments. It is therefore important that we have in place effective plans to manage the associated wastes that arise from nuclear operations. Approximately 94% of nucle...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Water AbstractionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Hydrogen strategy update to the market: December 2024, published on 17 December 2024, when he plans to publish the report on Water Dema
Answer: DESNZ has published the Water Demand for Hydrogen Production report, which shows the variation in water demand for hydrogen production based on the production technology, water source and cooling system used.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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