Energy Supply
Commons · Question 118975 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether recent developments in Iran will impact the timetable for the introduction of legislation relating to UK energy independence.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Mar 2026
In an unstable world, the government is committed to driving for energy sovereignty with clean homegrown power. Conflict in the Middle East is yet another reminder that the only route to energy security and sovereignty for the UK is to get off our depende...