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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of levels of energy (a) security and (b) availability in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

The Government is committed to making sure consumers have secure, affordable and clean energy now and in the future.

The Capacity Market delivers secure supplies of electricity to homes and businesses and will continue to do so after Brexit. The GB gas market is one of the most liquid and developed markets in the world and provides security through diversity of supply, the majority of which does not depend on a relationship with the EU.

The Government is currently considering all aspects of its future relationship with the EU, including the arrangements for trading energy with the EU. However, energy security remains a priority, not just for the UK but for the whole of Europe, and we will work both domestically and with our trading partners to ensure that we have the energy we need.