Found: Public Bill Committees Resolved, That the Committee appoint Members to the Great British Energy Bill

Found: bills and passed legislative consent motions for two of those already including for the Great British Energy Bill

Found: In February 2025, the House of Lords Passed an amendment on the Great British Energy Bill on the use

Found: existing more expensive development loans. 1https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-british-energy-bill-factsheets

Found: raised at around 4% p.a. but there are limits to the amount that most local community 6 Great British Energy Bill

Found: Great British Energy Bill Explanatory Notes. UK Parliament.

Found: framework-consultation-electricity-distribution-price-control-ed3 4 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-british-energy-bill-factsheets

Found: No.2) Bill, Delegated Powers Memorandum, para 114 5 For example: Constitution Committee, Great British Energy Bill

Found: amount of procurement going on at the moment and there will be a great deal more under the Great British Energy Bill

Found: I ask that as someone who tabled five amendments to the Great British Energy Bill, one of which would

Found: Q5 Ms Billington: The Great British Energy Bill grants the Secretary of State powers to give specific

Found: Q5 Ms Billington: The Great British Energy Bill grants the Secretary of State powers to give specific

Found: what engagement took place with the Scottish Government before the introduction of the Great British Energy Bill

Found: Another mission would be GB Energy as well, where we are working on the Great British Energy Bill

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to establish community energy clubs.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change, and has tabled an amendment to the Great British Energy Bill, which clarifies that Great British Energy may support renewable energy projects involving or benefitting local communities.

The Government has also announced the Great British Energy Community Fund, to provide funding and support to community energy stakeholders, helping to increase the roll out of renewable energy projects.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date GB Energy's annual report and accounts will be published.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Clause 7 of the Great British Energy Bill requires Great British Energy to report its accounts to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. It also requires the Secretary of State to lay a copy of these before Parliament.

As The Bill has not yet received Royal Assent, we are unable to confirm a specific date on which the first annual reports and accounts will be laid before Parliament.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 27 February (HL5005) is consistent with his Written Answer on 6 February (HL4366) that clause 3 of the Great British Energy Bill would, if enacted, be considered ‘environmental law’.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The answers are consistent with one another. Whilst the Great British Energy Bill is considered environmental law, it is not proposing any changes to environmental law so there is no basis for the minister to form a view on the need for advice from the Office for Environmental Protection on any matter relating to the natural environment.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Office for Environmental Protection intends to give advice to a Minister of the Crown with regard to the Great British Energy Bill on its own initiative, in line with section 30(3) of the Environment Act 2021.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Section 30(1) of the Environment Act 2021 states that the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) must give advice to a Minister of the Crown about any proposed changes to environmental law, or any other matter relating to the natural environment, on which the Minister requires it to give advice.

Section 30(3) of the Environment Act 2021 states that the OEP may give advice to a Minister of the Crown about any changes to environmental law proposed by a Minister of the Crown.

The Great British Energy Bill does not propose any change to environmental law. Therefore, as there is no basis for the minister to form a view on the need for advice from the OEP on any matter relating to the natural environment, the OEP is not providing advice.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a Minister of the Crown asked the Office for Environmental Protection for advice with regards to the Great British Energy Bill, in line with section 30(1) of the Environment Act 2021; and if not, why not.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Section 30(1) of the Environment Act 2021 states that the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) must give advice to a Minister of the Crown about any proposed changes to environmental law, or any other matter relating to the natural environment, on which the Minister requires it to give advice.

Section 30(3) of the Environment Act 2021 states that the OEP may give advice to a Minister of the Crown about any changes to environmental law proposed by a Minister of the Crown.

The Great British Energy Bill does not propose any change to environmental law. Therefore, as there is no basis for the minister to form a view on the need for advice from the OEP on any matter relating to the natural environment, the OEP is not providing advice.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government which provisions of the Great British Energy Bill would, if enacted, constitute environmental law.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Clause 3 of the Great British Energy Bill, if enacted, would be considered ‘environmental law’.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish their assessment which informed their statement under section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 that the Great British Energy Bill will not have the effect of reducing the level of environmental protection provided for by any existing environmental law.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The advice received by the Department regarding the Secretary of State’s statement under section 20 of the Environment Act 2001 is legally privileged. Therefore, this information will not be released.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number and cost of solar panels which have been purchased from China over the past ten years; how many solar panels they expect will be purchased (1) over the next ten years and (2) to meet to objectives of the Great British Energy Bill; and what is the estimated expenditure for each of these periods.

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government recently set out its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, which requires significant deployment of solar electricity. Developing sustainable, diverse and resilient solar supply chains, free from forced labour, is an absolute priority for this Government and the solar industry.

The Government does not hold data on the supply chains of individual businesses and therefore cannot provide details of overall expenditure or quantities of Chinese imports of solar panels. As Great British Energy will be operationally independent, it will be for the company to determine the projects and technologies it chooses to invest in, in accordance with its objectives.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed Great British Energy against the requirement that the creation of a new ALB should only be considered as a last resort; whether the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided evidence that alternative delivery models were considered; and which of the three tests in Chapter 2 of that guidance Great British Energy met.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is working through the approval process, in parallel with the passing of the Great British Energy Bill, to establish Great British Energy (GBE).

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press notice entitled New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence, published on 25 July 2024, if her Department will publish the partnership agreement between GB Energy and The Crown Estate.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The partnership between The Crown Estate and Great British Energy is subject to the passing of The Great British Energy Bill. Once that Bill passes through its legislative stages, partnership will be subject to an agreement with Great British Energy. Although the partnership agreement itself will not be published, given it will be commercially sensitive, The Crown Estate have committed to publish information relating to the partnership as part of its existing annual report. This will include a report on the activities of the Commissioners under that partnership and any effects or benefits resulting from the activities of the Commissioners under that partnership.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's timetable is for lowering energy bills for people in Bromsgrove constituency, in the context of the Great British Energy Bill.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Great British Energy is a key part of the government's mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. This is a sustainable, long-term plan to protect billpayers. In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers permanently is to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy.

We are progressing the Great British Energy Bill through Parliament. By putting the company on a statutory footing and using the £100 million of capital funding announced at Autumn Budget, Great British Energy will be able to hit the ground running next year.

Found: Background information on GBE is available in the Library briefing on the Great British Energy Bill

Found: Speech 2024 announced two main bills to support the government’s clean energy mission: • Great British Energy Bill

Found: Separately, the Great British Energy Bill 2024-25, establishing Great British Energy, is going through

Found: The government have also introduced a Great British Energy Bill that would establish a publicly- owned

Found: Great British Energy Bill: HL Bill 43 of 2023–25

Found: Speech 2024 announced two main bills to support the government’s clean energy mission: • Great British Energy Bill

Found: Separately, the Great British Energy Bill 2024-25, establishing Great British Energy, is going through

Found: 7th Report of Session 2024–25 Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] Great British Energy Bill

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: The government is also legislating through the Great British Energy Bill to give the company the powers

Found: Great British Energy Bill overarching factsheet. https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-british-energy-bill-factsheets

Found: introduced a range of key legislation including the Budget Responsibility Bill and the Great British Energy Bill

Found: Transport Committee Report on a further supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill

Found: the Legislative Consent Memorandum and supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Great British Energy Bill

Found: ukgovscotland.gov.uk; psthomassymonds@cabinetoffice.gov.uk Subject: Minister Shanks Letter- Great British Energy Bill