Question follow-through · 93916
Wind Power: Mingyang Smart Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Ming Yang opening a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK on energy security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Ming Yang opening a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK on energy security.
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2025
Answer published
We cannot comment on individual investment cases, but maintaining a secure energy supply is a key priority for the UK Government. Investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny, and we will continue to wor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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