Mingyang Smart Energy and Octopus Energy: National Security
Commons · Question 83941 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Octopus Energy partnership with Ming Yang on national security.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Oct 2025
We cannot comment on individual investment cases, but investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny, and we will continue to work closely with industry to build secure supply chains and ensure the UK rema...