Question follow-through · 61767

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the potential closure of the strait of Hormuz on (a) the UK's energy security and (b) consumer energy prices.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the potential closure of the strait of Hormuz on (a) the UK's energy security and (b) consumer energy prices.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Oil and gas markets are well supplied and functioning normally. Though they have responded to events in the Middle East, prices remain within the bounds we have seen over the last year. We have not witnessed any material reduction of traffic passing throu...

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