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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his Department’s responsibility to ensure adequate national electricity supplies.

National Grid Electricity System Operator is responsible for balancing electricity supply and demand in real time. The Government is confident that it has the tools needed to operate the electricity system reliably.

The Capacity Market is the Government's main mechanism for ensuring security of electricity supply. Through competitive, technology-neutral auctions, it secures the capacity needed to cope with future demand peaks.