Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has reviewed curtailment policy in the context of the conflict in the Middle East.

The current extent of grid constraints reflects years of underinvestment, with new network infrastructure development having lagged the expansion of new generation.

That’s why this Government is delivering the biggest upgrade in Great Britain’s electricity network in decades.

Alongside this, in April the Government set out it’s Reformed National Pricing Delivery plan, which outlines a number of measures the Government is taking to improve system efficiency and reduce the costs associated with network constraints. We are working closely with Ofgem and NESO to deliver these actions.