Question follow-through · 22744

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm's length bodies.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
16 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm's length bodies.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA) in its office locations. Artwork that is displayed in these locations is owned by Government Art Collection which is part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. GPA is responsib...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offshore Industry: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister is responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure including (a) interconnectors and (b) wind turbines.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offshore Industry: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the security of offshore energy infrastructure.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offshore Industry: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on preventing action by hostile actors on offshore infrastructure.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity interconnectors: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of interconnectors from (a) disruption and (b) sabotage.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offshore Industry: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential threat of hostile interference with offshore energy infrastructure since July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity Interconnectors: Security

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to mitigate the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) sabotage of interconnectors.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nuclear Power Stations: Migrant Workers

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20338 on Nuclear Power Stations: Migrant Workers, what his Department's definition is of critical systems for nuclear power plants.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Batteries: Storage

20 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) its arms-length bodies and (c) planning authorities have made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safe

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ambulance Services: Electric Vehicles

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department is having with Distribution Network Operators to accelerate upgrades to substations near ambulance stations.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Batteries: Storage

24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies has made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safety of nearby residential un

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Data Centres: Planning

28 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to bring grid infrastructure for new data centres under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Data Centres: Planning

28 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to allow the National Policy Statements for Energy and Planning Policy Guidance to approve grid infrastructure for new data centres.