Question follow-through · 908500

Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of dependence on international fossil fuel markets.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of dependence on international fossil fuel markets.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Since coming to office this government has secured enough renewables in our two record breaking auctions to power the equivalent of 23 million homes and embarked on the biggest nuclear building programme in half a century. Only by going further and faster...

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