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Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of energy prices in 2024.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
9 Jan 2025
Answer
15 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of energy prices in 2024.

  2. 9 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government believes the only way to protect consumers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us harness clean energy and have less reliance on foreign volatile energy ma...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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