Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with businesses in the electricity supply chain on the construction of national grid infrastructure.

Ensuring access to supply chains and developing domestic manufacturing capacity will be key to enabling the delivery of the Governments 2030 renewable energy ambitions and broader Net Zero target.

The Government has been engaging with stakeholders across industry including transmission operators and equipment suppliers to identify key supply chain related challenges.

In addition to this, the Government continues to engage with the electricity supply chain to identify and support opportunities for investment in domestic manufacturing capacity. Recent discussion with Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric resulted in their decision to establish a power cable factory in Scotland.