Energy Supply: Self-sufficiency

(asked on 26th March 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

What steps she is taking to promote energy self-sufficiency in the UK.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 16th April 2024

We are investing in homegrown renewable energy and recently announced the biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years. We are also ensuring sustained oil & gas production through annual licencing rounds under the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.

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