Question follow-through · 107632

Utilities: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many employees were deployed in utility sectors to respond to red warnings issued as a result of Storm Goretti.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
30 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many employees were deployed in utility sectors to respond to red warnings issued as a result of Storm Goretti.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Electricity Network Operator, National Grid Electricity Distribution, deployed 900 engineers and field staff each day, from Friday 9th to Tuesday 13th January, when supplies were fully restored in the impacted regions. We are unable to confirm how man...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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