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Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps through the spending review to reduce electricity costs.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps through the spending review to reduce electricity costs.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. This, combined with our Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes to make ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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National Energy System Operator: Maladministration

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