Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the resilience of the electricity grid against extreme weather events.

Energy Resilience is a top priority for Government. Government works continuously with industry to improve and maintain the resilience of energy infrastructure to a range of risks including extreme weather events.

The Energy Resilience Group (ERG), which brings together Government, regulators and industry, including network operators, works to identify lessons after all large energy incidents to ensure continuous improvement to the network.