Question follow-through · 105901
Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many UK households have experienced power cuts in the last five years due to insufficient renewable energy supply.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fuel Oil: Rural Areas · 11 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many UK households have experienced power cuts in the last five years due to insufficient renewable energy supply.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
No UK households have experienced power cuts in the last five years due to insufficient renewable electricity generation. Great Britain has a highly resilient electricity system with diverse supplies, and the system operator has the tools required to bala...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
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Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that renewable energy developments are subject to appropriate oversight, transparency and accountability before planning applications are ap