Question follow-through · 111665
Energy: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for UK energy grid procurement policies of the Strider report on US grid dependency on Chinese components.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for UK energy grid procurement policies of the Strider report on US grid dependency on Chinese components.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
The protection and security of the energy sector is an absolute priority of this Government. My department is committed to working closely across Government and industry stakeholders to take forward the actions needed to develop supply chains that are res...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy: Infrastructure
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