Question follow-through · 117510
Great British Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential role of Great British Energy, including through a retail arm, in delivering a social tariff or national energy guarantee to support households fac
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2026 · 8 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
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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
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential role of Great British Energy, including through a retail arm, in delivering a social tariff or national energy guarantee to support households fac
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2026
Answer published
Great British Energy (GBE) as the government’s publicly owned energy development company is designed to deliver strategic, long-term investment in the UK’s energy infrastructure. GBE is a key part of the Government’s mission to deliver clean power by 2030...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy: Prices
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of decoupling regulated electricity prices from gas prices.
Gas Fired Power Stations
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of moving gas-fired power stations onto a regulated asset base model.
Electricity Generation: Prices
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the marginal pricing mechanism on the revenues of renewable and nuclear electricity generators.
Electricity: Prices
24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impacts of different market models on decoupling wholesale electricity prices from gas price volatility.
Electricity: Prices
24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme in decoupling wholesale electricity prices from gas price volatility for household consumers.
Natural Gas: Prices
24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to identify alternative financing models for flexible gas generation that ensure price stability for households and businesses as the grid decarbonises.
Natural Gas: Prices
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to identify alternative financing models for flexible gas generation that ensure price stability for households and businesses.
Electricity: Prices
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme in decoupling wholesale electricity prices from gas price volatility for household consumers.
Supply Chains: Natural Gas
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking through the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan to support the gas turbine supply chain.
Electricity: Housing and Industry
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the publication of regional substation capacity data to support demand-side connections for housing and industry.
Electricity: Distribution
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase competition in the onshore connection market through the use of Independent Distribution Network Operators.
Electricity: Industry
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of network constraint payments on the unit cost of electricity for industrial consumers.