Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in global energy prices on rural households that are not connected to the gas grid in Lincolnshire.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government recognises that recent global events have increased volatility in international energy markets, which has placed upward pressure on the price of off-grid fuels. The Government announced £53 million of support for vulnerable off-grid customers, distributed by local authorities through the Crisis and Resilience Fund. The Government continues to keep the price and market conditions of off-grid fuels under review as part of its wider consideration of energy affordability and fuel poverty.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
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 increasing imports of jet fuel from the US.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Domestic production supplies part of UK demand, with the remainder met through a diverse range of imports from international markets. We are working closely with the aviation industry and international partners to monitor risks and maintain resilient supplies of aviation fuel. There is no current shortage of jet fuel, and we expect suppliers to continue to meet their contractual obligations.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve domestic jet fuel refining capacity.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Domestic production supplies part of UK demand, with the remainder met through a diverse range of imports from the international markets. This mix of domestic production and imports has historically supported resilience. We are working closely with the aviation industry and international partners to monitor risks and maintain resilient supplies of aviation fuel. There is no current shortage of jet fuel and we expect suppliers to continue to meet their contractual obligations.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of UK industrial electricity prices on the long-term viability of domestic fertiliser production, and what steps his Department is taking to reduce those costs.
Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The only way to bring energy bills down sustainably is by reducing the UK’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. Our mission for Clean Power by 2030 will get us off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices.
Government is providing relief to the fertiliser industry for policy costs on their electricity bills through the British Industry Supercharger and Energy Intensive Industries Compensation.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Climate Change Committee's report on the Seventh Carbon Budget, published on 26 February 2025, what estimate he has made of the proportion of emissions reductions in aviation that will come from (a) demand management and (b) other steps.
Answered by Kerry McCarthy
The Department for Transport leads on policy to reduce transport emissions and is making great strides in transitioning to greener aviation. Measures to date include introducing the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate, delivering the airspace modernisation programme - which will see cleaner, quicker and quieter journeys - and providing nearly a further £1 billion of funding to support the develop of low and zero emission aerospace technologies through the Aerospace Technology Institute.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with (i) Dale Vince and (ii) representatives of Ecotricity since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.
Asked by: Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Heckington Fen Solar Park on future trends in the level of energy bills for (a) domestic and (b) commercial consumers in Lincolnshire.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Decarbonising the power system by building more solar will increase energy security by reducing the UK’s dependence on imported oil and gas, which will in turn reduce the exposure of consumer bills to volatile international prices. Currently the cost of electricity tracks the cost of gas because gas generation sets the marginal wholesale price. Decarbonising the power system would break this link and in turn the exposure of UK electricity prices to global gas prices.
Through the Clean Power Action Plan, the Government has made clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, it will ensure they benefit from it.