Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers

Asked by: Kit Malthouse (Conservative - North West Hampshire)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of reference was for each appointment.

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

No statutory direct ministerial appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has made two non-statutory direct ministerial appointments:

• Great British Energy Start-Up Chair, Juergen Maier. The Start-Up Chair is responsible for establishing and growing Great British Energy (GBE), a new organisation which is a key Government priority, with a mission to drive clean energy deployment to create jobs, boost energy independence, and ensure UK taxpayers, billpayers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy. Please see the answer to Question UIN 2492 for further information on remuneration.
• Great British Nuclear, Interim Non-executive Director, Gareth Price. The function of this position is to bring independent oversight and provide expert advice, support, and constructive challenge to the organisation. Duties for this role will include taking all appropriate and necessary action as a Non-Executive Director to facilitate and promote the statutory objects of GBN, which include the facilitation of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear energy generation projects for the purpose of furthering any policies published by His Majesty's government. Remuneration for this role will be published in GBN’s Annual Reports and Accounts.