Question follow-through · 24981
Offshore Industry: Security
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.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
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.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
Within DESNZ, I am responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure. DESNZ works closely with subsea and offshore owners, operators, regulators, and other stakeholders to ensure subsea and offshore energy infrastructure is proportionately pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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