Written questions

Energy: Prices

Commons · Question 111648 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent announcement by the International Energy Agency that the UK's domestic energy costs are significantly higher tha

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 12 Feb 2026

High UK energy costs have been driven by our dependence on global fossil fuel markets. The Government’s clean energy mission is the best way to break this dependence and protect billpayers permanently. The Government also acted at Budget to take an averag...