Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Community EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the Government is supporting communities to buy clean power locally.
Answer: The Department recognises the requests to take steps to better enable local energy markets and trading to lower bills and increase the resilience of the electricity networks. DESNZ is investigating barriers to local supply, and is working with Ofgem, Grea...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress the Government has made following his comments on the 15th July 2025 to improve opportunities for communities to buy clean power locally.
Answer: The Department recognises the requests to take steps to better enable local energy markets and trading to lower bills and increase the resilience of the electricity networks. DESNZ is investigating barriers to local supply, and is working with Ofgem, Grea...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: InsuranceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether small modular reactors will be commercially insurable against nuclear radiation events.
Answer: Under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, operators of nuclear licensed sites are required to have sufficient financial coverage to ensure compensation would be available in the unlikely event of a nuclear incident. Most operators secure this coverage thr...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the ending of funding for the Energy Company Obligation scheme in March 2026 on energy bills.
Answer: To bring energy bills down for all, the decision has been made not to continue the Energy Company Obligation and associated Great British Insulation Scheme when they end next year. This will save on average £60 on energy bills per household. Combined with...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of ending funding for the Energy Company Obligation scheme in March 2026 on small and medium-sized businesses.
Answer: The government recognises that the closure of the supplier obligation schemes will present challenges for companies in the supply chain and is committed to supporting businesses to transition to new opportunities for delivering clean heat and energy effic...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to support SMEs that rely on the Energy Company Obligation scheme for predictable work after March 2026.
Answer: We have committed £1.5 billion in new grant funding to help low-income households with upgrades, taking total investment under the Warm Homes Plan to almost £15 billion. UK clean energy and related supply chain jobs are projected to rise from around 440,0...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Regulatory ReviewDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish all submissions made to the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce.
Answer: The taskforce aimed for maximum transparency, publishing its terms of reference and interim findings. Stakeholders were invited to submit evidence on a non-attributed basis, encouraging frank and open disclosure. The final report provides a clear summary ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department plans to meet its target of 9.3 million heat pumps by 2035.
Answer: The government will continue to provide financial support to households through our support schemes and by growing the market for green finance, and we will set out more details in the Warm Homes Plan. The government is supporting supply chain growth thro...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been done on the impact of energy bills in the event of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme being scaled back.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the costs of the UK’s transition to Net Zero are fair and affordable, and the potential impacts on consumers are being fully considered. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is not funded by a levy on energy bills and wil...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade Scheme and Warm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will protect the Boiler Upgrade Scheme through any changes to the Warm Home Plan.
Answer: Through the Warm Homes Plan, the Government is making the biggest ever capital investment in home retrofit with an additional £1.5bn of new funding announced in the budget to tackle fuel poverty, in turn exceeding our manifesto commitment of £13.2bn. Furt...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlutoniumDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what quantities of unprocessed plutonium remain within discharged irradiated spent nuclear fuel at (a) nuclear reactor sites and (b) Sellafield.
Answer: Plutonium is a by-product of nuclear fission, and it is present in small quantities in spent irradiated fuel. However, the quantities would vary based on the fuel and reactor type. The Office for Nuclear Regulation publishes annual figures on estimated am...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlutoniumDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the current volume is of the civil plutonium stockpile in tonnes.
Answer: As of 31 December 2023, the total holding of separated civil plutonium in the UK was 140.9 tonnes. The Office for Nuclear Regulation publishes annual figures on the UK's separated plutonium inventory. The most recently published data can be found at the f...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlutoniumDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what quantity of plutonium was added to the civil plutonium stockpile in the last year.
Answer: The UK is no longer adding to the inventory of separated civil plutonium through reprocessing spent fuel. The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield is now closed, having ceased reprocessing operations in November 2018 and the Magnox repro...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: RefrigerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of UK emissions came from refrigerated transport in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Government’s UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics include emissions from refrigerated transport. However, not all of these emissions are identified separately as some are aggregated with other emissions. For example, emissions where refr...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: ProductionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align the oil and gas sector with international climate commitments.
Answer: The UK is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels and meeting global climate targets. The Government has published supplementary environmental guidance on end-use emissions from burning extracted offshore oil and gas. This guidance will ensure t...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Renewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage companies building AI infrastructure to use renewable energy.
Answer: The Government is determined to facilitate the deployment of data centres in ways that are compatible with its Clean Power 2030 ambition. Through the AI Energy Council and its working groups, it has brought the energy and tech industries together at the h...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with businesses planning to invest in the UK under the Technology Prosperity Deal on making investments in renewable energy.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support prepayment meter customers unable to access (a) heating and (b) power.
Answer: Customers who are unable to top up their prepayment meter may be able to obtain a fuel voucher, access to emergency credit or be eligible for Cold Weather Payments, the Warm Home Discount or the Winter Fuel Payment. Customers should contact their energy s...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' document entitled Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time indicators: 2 October 2025, published on 2 October 2025, what
Answer: The government is implementing Fuel Finder, an open data scheme for road fuel prices, to help drive down pump prices by reigniting competition and empowering drivers to find the best deals for the cheapest fuel in their area. The Competition and Markets A...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) lower income families and (b) pensioners impacted by the energy price cap increase.
Answer: The Government knows that more needs to be done to support vulnerable households struggling with their energy bills. That's why we are expanding the Warm Home Discount to around an additional 2.7 million households. This means that from this winter, aroun...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUranium: RussiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first contract with a Russian uranium supplier was signed for Sizewell B; what the value is of that contract; whether his Department has considered cancelling that contract; and what
Answer: The procurement of nuclear fuel is a commercial matter for reactor operators. The Government works closely with these operators to ensure a secure and resilient supply of nuclear fuel but does not routinely collect information relating to the contracts he...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUranium: RussiaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imported uranium that originates from Russia.
Answer: The procurement of nuclear fuel is a commercial matter for reactor operators. The Government works closely with operators and the nuclear industry to ensure there is a secure, resilient supply for the UK fleet, but the requested information on the operato...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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