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Natural Gas: Prices

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.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
24 Apr 2026
Target answer date
29 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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