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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what Government departments will be involved in approving any recommendations put forward by the Energy Supply Taskforce for securing the long-term supply of Liquefied Natural Gas.

The Energy Supply Taskforce (ESTF) is part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and therefore reports to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The ESTF will provide advice to the Secretary of State on commercial options. In line with all decisions related to the deployment of public money, any recommendation to pursue gas contracts would be subject to internal scrutiny within BEIS and involving HM Treasury, including to ensure that they represented good value for public money.