Question follow-through · 123527
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered supporting businesses with the cost of energy following recent increases in its cost.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 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
- Electricity: Standing Charges · 1 Jun 2026
- Energy: Business · 1 Jun 2026
- Electricity: Prices · 1 Jun 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
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered supporting businesses with the cost of energy following recent increases in its cost.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
Through our Clean Power 2030 mission we are accelerating the transition to clean, homegrown electricity to shield end-users from the volatility of fossil fuel prices and to deliver reliable, affordable energy to every part of the UK economy. We are alread...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy: Business
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Electricity: Prices
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made in reducing the influence of gas prices on wholesale electricity prices.