Pippa Heylings MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed of short-term measures to reduce emissions and improve climate resilience.
Answer: Government is committed to greater climate resilience and mitigation, and is investing £97m for the biggest upgrade of national resilience capabilities in nearly twenty years, including specialist equipment, dedicated off-road vehicles, enhanced incident ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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Gas Fired Power Stations: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of Government support for carbon capture and storage projects associated with new gas-fired power stations with the UK's net zero commitments
Answer: CCUS will decarbonise industry and power in a way that drives growth, supports high productivity jobs and accelerates towards net zero. Through CCUS we can produce flexible, low-carbon power which will displace the use of unabated gas when renewable energ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Electricity Generation: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the review of AI deployment in electricity networks will include an assessment of the net effect on electricity demand of (a) AI-enabled grid efficiencies and (b) data-centre consumpt
Answer: The Review’s Terms of Reference state that consideration of data centre energy usage is out of scope for the purposes of the review. The Terms of Reference also state that the review will "assess the potential system benefits of AI including for affo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Energy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the data-centre capacity required to deliver the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy.
Answer: The Department has not produced an estimate of the data-centre capacity required specifically for the grid applications identified in the Interim AI Adoption Plan: Clean Energy. The Government is, however, undertaking broader analysis of the potential gro...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
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Energy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the computational and energy requirements of (a) the machine learning and optimisation techniques used for electricity network managemen
Answer: Machine learning is not currently used for electricity grid management. Any future energy required will depend on how machine learning will be used. The UK Government contracted Europe Economics to research whether future electricity demand from AI data c...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	1
Department for Education	4
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	4
Department for Transport	3
Department of Health and Social Care	5
Home Office	1
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Treasury	1

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