Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK reviewing membership of energy treaty, published on 1 September 2023, what assessment she has made of the implications for her (a) policies on and (b) review of UK membership of the Energy Charter Treaty of the removal of the modernisation process from the agenda for that Treaty's annual conference.

The UK is reviewing its Energy Charter Treaty membership, recognising the continued impasse in adopting the modernised Treaty and carefully considering the views of stakeholders in business, civil society, and Parliament. The Government will inform Parliament of the UK’s position at the earliest opportunity.