Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between William Bain and Albert Owen

Thursday 18th December 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab)]

13. What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s energy security.

[Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)]

17. What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s energy security.

[The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey)]

The UK remains the most energy secure country in the European Union and is ranked fourth in the world by the US chamber of commerce. On electricity security of supply, we are successfully implementing short, medium and long-term policies to overcome the legacy of underinvestment that we inherited, so we will keep the lights on. From National Grid’s supplemental balancing reserve to the capacity market auctions this week through to the £45 billion investment in the UK’s electricity generation networks in 2010, this Government have delivered on energy security for the UK.