Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Fossil FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to secure adequate supplies of hydrocarbon based fuels for vehicles, ships and aircraft; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of fuel reserves
Answer: The UK benefits from a diverse and resilient fuel supply chain and remains well supplied across all hydrocarbon fuels for transport, including road, maritime, and aviation sectors. The Government is working closely with industry to monitor supply, demand,...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: MicrogenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether excess domestic energy derived from plug in solar will be able to be exported to the grid.
Answer: We expect most households to be able to consume the majority of electricity generated themselves. However, any excess electricity generated from plug-in solar panels would be automatically exported to the grid.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: TradeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the the risk of disruption to global oil trade routes in the last three years.
Answer: As a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the UK holds emergency oil stocks of 90 days of net imports. The UK’s participation in the co-ordinated IEA release of 400 million barrels of oil stocks in response to the Middle-east conflict is a sen...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information he holds on the potential consequences of reforming the electricity market to decouple the price of electricity from the price of gas through changes to the current marginal
Answer: The Government has assessed the possible impacts of electricity market reform via the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements. Last year, it was confirmed that Great Britain will continue with a single, national wholesale electricity market using margin...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within thei
Answer: The Resilience Action Plan sets out the Government’s strategic approach to how we will strengthen our domestic resilience and invest to protect the nation. Department for Energy Security & Net Zero officials regularly attend meetings to discuss the im...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: DefenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which director
Answer: Officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conver...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. The Home Defence Programme was established in August...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: DefenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken rel
Answer: My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience, and associated public communications. As set out in the ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: AdvertisingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the environmental impact of high-carbon advertising.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. For example, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is assessing the potential for voluntary ecolabels. Eco...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who is the Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not have a designated post of Chief Risk Officer. Instead, the role is assigned to the SCS who manage the departmental risk team and, therefore, are responsible for the development and implementation of...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce constraint payments to renewable energy producers.
Answer: The majority of the costs of constraints are driven by turning on expensive gas plants to replace curtailed generation. The current extent of grid constraints reflects years of underinvestment, with new network infrastructure development having lagged the...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: ExpenditureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information he holds on annual expenditure over the last five years on payments to wind farm operators to curtail electricity generation.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero does not directly hold information on payments to wind farm operators to curtail electricity generation. NESO publishes annually a report on balancing costs. The 2025 Balancing cost report provides informa...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of domestic solar panels, energy efficiency and home battery storage on civil preparedness and national energy secu
Answer: Civil preparedness and national energy security are central to the Government’s resilience agenda. As we transition to Net Zero, we are working with Cabinet colleagues and industry to ensure that technologies such as domestic solar panels, home battery st...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last five years.
Answer: Desnz does not hold a centralised record of the number of officials who were investigated under the Department’s disciplinary processes.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity and Natural Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to decouple gas and electricity prices.
Answer: The Government is determined to increase the share of renewables on the system so that the electricity price is set by cheaper clean power sources rather than gas. Every wind turbine we switch on and solar panel we deploy helps push gas off as the price s...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on increasing (a) solar and (b) rooftop solar capacity.
Answer: Accelerating solar deployment is a key part of the Government’s clean energy mission. As set out in the recently published Solar Roadmap, solar capacity will need to rise to 45-47GW by 2030. Since the Government took office, UK solar capacity has increase...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BerkshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of rooftop solar panels in use in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Answer: The Government does not have data for the number of rooftop solar panels in total by parliamentary constituency; however, we do hold figures for domestic solar installations across parliamentary constituencies, and these are available online. Our latest f...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to raise public awareness of the availability of government grants for the installation of solar panels on homes.
Answer: Although domestic rooftop solar remains a key priority for the Government, there are currently no grants on offer to support the installation of solar panels specifically. However, alongside the £13.2bn we are investing in the Warm Homes Plan, officials w...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: South EastDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to help mitigate the environmental impact of data centres in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Answer: The Government’s forecasts for data centre demand to 2030 are consistent with its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. The Government expects to be able to meet this demand through its plans to increase renewable power capacity, other low carbon generation and f...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) planning and (b) regulatory frameworks adequately (i) tackle and (ii) mitigate carbon emissions from high-density digital infrastructure
Answer: The way to reduce the carbon intensity of grid-connected digital infrastructure is to reduce the overall carbon intensity of the UK electricity mix. The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan sets out how the Government will achieve this over the next five years, t...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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