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Energy: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department provides to developers on national security considerations when selecting suppliers for critical energy infrastructure.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department provides to developers on national security considerations when selecting suppliers for critical energy infrastructure.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure very seriously. The department works closely with other government departments, agencies and industry partners to understand, assess and mitigate threats to energy infrastructure...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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