Question follow-through · 123874
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of wholesale electricity prices being set by the marginal cost of gas generation on the extent to which consumer bills reflect lower-cost r
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 23 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
- Natural Gas and Oil: Wales · 23 Apr 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of wholesale electricity prices being set by the marginal cost of gas generation on the extent to which consumer bills reflect lower-cost r
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Apr 2026
Answer published
Marginal pricing incentivises the cheapest sources of energy production to provide as much power as possible, more expensive producers are only used when it is necessary to meet demand. The real problem is that we rely too much on volatile fossil fuels – ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Natural Gas and Oil: Wales
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Electricity: Prices
23 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason wholesale electricity prices are set by gas-fired generation under the marginal pricing system; and what assessment he has made of the impact of this pricing structure on hous