Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the resilience of the electricity network and (b) reduce the frequency of power cuts in Surrey Heath constituency.

The Government works closely with the energy industry, regulators and other stakeholders to continually improve and maintain the resilience of energy infrastructure. This includes works to reduce the vulnerability of networks and assets and ensure an effective response to actual or potentially disruptive incidents - taking into account future system changes and possible risks.

Electricity Network Operators are directly incentivised by Ofgem to minimise customer interruptions and to invest in and maintain infrastructure resilience to guarantee minimum standards of service.