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 energy companies on potential linage between the costs of green energy and of fossil fuels; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such linkages on the development of green energy.

Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero.

Data covering the 7 February 2023 until 31 March 2023 is due to be published shortly in line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.

Levelised Costs of Electricity for generation technologies are reported in the Generation Costs Report which can be found on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-generation-cost-projections. They compare the lifetime costs for a plant (construction, operating, and decommissioning costs) against its expected lifetime generation.