Question follow-through · 907157
Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2026
Answer published
The National Energy System Operator has assured me of its assessment that industry have suitable arrangements in place this winter. Network operators have established customer support measures for power outages, including communications, welfare provision...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of community-owned renewable energy to energy security.