Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering a fossil fuel-free electricity system by 2030.

The Government is already enabling the transition of the electricity system to low emissions, as part of delivering Net Zero by 2050. 95% of British electricity could be low-carbon by 2030. This transition cannot be at the expense of security of supply, a critical consideration as the use of fossil fuels reduces and the system relies more on renewables.

The Government will continue to assess its progress in power sector decarbonization, including when responding to the annual progress report from the Climate Change Committee next year, taking account of the finding of the independent review of net zero.