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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the National Grid's announcement of 6 October 2022 that the UK may experience power cuts lasting 3 hours per day during winter 2022; and if he will make a statement.

Power cuts are highly unlikely. The UK has a secure and diverse energy system. The Government is confident in its plans to protect households and businesses in the full range of scenarios this winter, despite the impact of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine. The Government is working closely with Ofgem, National Grid and other key industry organisations to monitor the energy supply horizon and prepare for the upcoming winter.