Question follow-through · 96462

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of unionisation within the renewables industry on energy bills.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 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 unionisation within the renewables industry on energy bills.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in our Clean Energy Jobs Plan, trade unions working in partnership with government and industry will play a vital role in building the workforce to meet our clean energy ambitions. Hundreds of thousands of people could directly benefit from goo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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