Question follow-through · 9135
Renewable Energy: Community Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make supporting the growth of community-based renewable energy schemes an aim of Great British Energy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fossil Fuels: Licensing · 24 Oct 2024
- Coal: Mining · 24 Oct 2024
- Solar Power and Wind Power: British Overseas Territories · 4 Nov 2024
- Small Modular Reactors · 13 Nov 2024
- Supermarkets: Refrigeration · 10 Feb 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make supporting the growth of community-based renewable energy schemes an aim of Great British Energy.
17 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Oct 2024
Answer published
Great British Energy’s Founding Statement is clear that the Local Power Plan will be one of Great British Energy’s core functions. Through the Local Power Plan, Great British Energy will support local and combined authorities – as well as community energy...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fossil Fuels: Licensing
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Coal: Mining
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Solar Power and Wind Power: British Overseas Territories
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Small Modular Reactors
13 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the selection process for Small Modular Reactors.
Supermarkets: Refrigeration
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban the use of open fridges in supermarkets.
Energy Supply: Sark
21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to promote energy self sufficiency on Sark.
Renewable Energy: Sark
21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to promote renewable energy opportunities on the Isle of Sark.
Green Homes Grant Scheme
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Tidal Power: Channel Islands
8 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) develop tidal power technology within the British Channel Islands.
Offshore Industry: Marine Environment
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Fossil Fuels
27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the volume of (a) identified and (b) recoverable (i) oil, (ii) gas and (iii) coal resources (A) onshore and (B) offshore.
Coal
27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department last made an estimate of the United Kingdom’s (a) onshore and (b) offshore coal resource.