Question follow-through · 4637
Electricity: Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which priority system-level datasets supporting the operation of a renewables-led electricity system are (a) clearly defined and (b) p
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which priority system-level datasets supporting the operation of a renewables-led electricity system are (a) clearly defined and (b) p
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The electricity system in Great Britain is operated by the National Energy System Operator (NESO), which uses a wide range of datasets to support system operation and publishes a substantial amount of this data through its public data portal. Where data i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy cost rises on energy intensive businesses.
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