Asked by: Callum Anderson (Labour - Buckingham and Bletchley)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to monitor changes in energy efficiency in homes in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency over the next five years.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Through delivery of the Warm Homes Plan we will reach 5 million homes by 2030, through direct support for those on low incomes and in fuel poverty, and innovative low-interest finance available to all.
We will publish monitoring statistics and evaluation of policies announced in the Warm Homes Plan. DESNZ currently publishes statistics covering the uptake and impacts of energy efficiency measures on GOV.UK.
The Warm Homes Plan will help lift up to one million households out of fuel poverty by 2030 through public investment and new minimum energy efficiency standards for private landlords.
DESNZ’s annual sub-regional fuel poverty statistics estimate the rates of fuel poverty in constituencies within England, so will reflect the impacts of the Warm Homes Plan in time.
Asked by: Callum Anderson (Labour - Buckingham and Bletchley)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the joint offshore wind capacity agreed under the Hamburg Declaration will connect directly to the UK transmission network by 2035.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Hamburg Declaration sets a collective European ambition of 100 GW of offshore wind cooperation projects by 2050.
In 2024, Ofgem gave Initial Regulatory Approval to two such joint wind and interconnector projects, Lion Link and Nautilus. These projects are in development.
Future GB co-ordinated projects will be consistent with our own domestic processes, including the Strategic Energy planning conducted by our National Energy System Operator (NESO) which is due to be consulted on in Q1 2027.
Asked by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the planned new munitions factories will be located.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Following the Secretary of State’s announcement in November 2025 that a number of sites are under consideration, work is ongoing with respect to specific site proposals. More detail will be available once the necessary preparatory work has been completed and further public announcements will be made in due course.
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106082 on Defence Equipment: Expenditure, what was the commercial off the shelf solution procured as a replacement for Melorius.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Commercial negotiations to supply the replacement for Project MELORIUS are ongoing, it would therefore be inappropriate to provide any further details at this time.
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the creation of well-paid jobs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Written PQ 107250 on 28th January 2026.
Asked by: James McMurdock (Independent - South Basildon and East Thurrock)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms he has in place to monitor the financial situation of major energy suppliers; and whether any energy supplier has been subject to enhanced monitoring in the last three years.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.
Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the commercial sensitivity of supplier finances.
In April 2025, Ofgem implemented the final stage of their capital adequacy regime, which includes measures such as requiring suppliers to hold sufficient capital, as well as having control over material assets needed to run their business and enhanced monitoring and reporting commitments. These measures have strengthened the financial resilience of suppliers and the stability of the retail market.
In the event of the failure of a major energy supplier, the Government and Ofgem have robust and well-tested procedures in place to ensure that customers do not experience any disruption to their energy supply. These include the Supplier of Last Resort process, successfully utilised twice in 2025, and the Special Administration Regime (SAR) for a larger supplier failure. In both cases, customers would continue to be supplied by as normal at the lowest reasonably practicable cost.
Asked by: James McMurdock (Independent - South Basildon and East Thurrock)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans he has in place for major domestic energy suppliers being unable to meet regulatory obligations.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.
Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the commercial sensitivity of supplier finances.
In April 2025, Ofgem implemented the final stage of their capital adequacy regime, which includes measures such as requiring suppliers to hold sufficient capital, as well as having control over material assets needed to run their business and enhanced monitoring and reporting commitments. These measures have strengthened the financial resilience of suppliers and the stability of the retail market.
In the event of the failure of a major energy supplier, the Government and Ofgem have robust and well-tested procedures in place to ensure that customers do not experience any disruption to their energy supply. These include the Supplier of Last Resort process, successfully utilised twice in 2025, and the Special Administration Regime (SAR) for a larger supplier failure. In both cases, customers would continue to be supplied by as normal at the lowest reasonably practicable cost.
Asked by: James McMurdock (Independent - South Basildon and East Thurrock)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what monitoring measures his Department employs to assess the risk of market failure in major energy suppliers.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.
Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the commercial sensitivity of supplier finances.
In April 2025, Ofgem implemented the final stage of their capital adequacy regime, which includes measures such as requiring suppliers to hold sufficient capital, as well as having control over material assets needed to run their business and enhanced monitoring and reporting commitments. These measures have strengthened the financial resilience of suppliers and the stability of the retail market.
In the event of the failure of a major energy supplier, the Government and Ofgem have robust and well-tested procedures in place to ensure that customers do not experience any disruption to their energy supply. These include the Supplier of Last Resort process, successfully utilised twice in 2025, and the Special Administration Regime (SAR) for a larger supplier failure. In both cases, customers would continue to be supplied by as normal at the lowest reasonably practicable cost.
Asked by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to undertake a refresh of the 2012 Defence Rotary Wing Capability Study.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Rotary Wing capability is vital to our Armed Forces' ability to manoeuvre and confront adversaries. We have kept our approach to Rotary Wing capability planning up to date through iterative updates to the Rotary Wing Strategy, last published in 2021, including considerations of usage of future and emerging technologies in Rotor Craft up to 2040 and beyond. Rotary Wing force design is a key consideration as part of the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan, the outcome of which will define the future capability plan.
Asked by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Chinook Operational Conversion Unit will remain at RAF Benson.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
There are no current plans for a relocation of the UK’s Support Helicopter Force or the Chinook Operational Conversion Unit.