Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to publish guidance to other Government departments on managing potential gas shortages during winter.

The UK has a secure and diverse energy system. The Government is confident in its plans to protect households and businesses this winter in light of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine. However as a responsible Government, it is right that we plan for all scenarios, however unlikely. That is why the Cabinet Office, working closely with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, is engaging with colleagues across government and industry on how departments should prepare for the upcoming winter, as is customary every year.