Question follow-through · 17509
Imports: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the accelerated energy grid decarbonisation target on the UK's reliance on imports from China.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the accelerated energy grid decarbonisation target on the UK's reliance on imports from China.
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government works closely with industry to maintain a detailed picture of foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure. Foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest levels of scrutiny, with the government and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Solar Power: Planning Permission
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Solar Taskforce: Operating Costs
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Clean Energy: International Cooperation
8 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the Global Clean Power Alliance.
Mission Control for Clean Power: Operating Costs
8 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of Mission Control.
National Energy System Operator: Operating Costs
8 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the National Energy System Operator.
Pylons: Agriculture
10 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Grimsby to Walpole pylon project on the availability of farmland.
Small Businesses: Lincolnshire
10 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium sized businesses with energy costs in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial Intelligence
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Energy Company Obligation: Lincolnshire
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Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas
17 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce fuel poverty in rural areas.