Renewable Energy
Commons · Question 123080 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to develop the UK’s renewable energy sector in response to the current international oil crisis.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 31 Mar 2026
We are accelerating investment in homegrown clean power to boost energy security and cut exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. We are bringing forward the next renewables auction to July, introducing low cost ‘plug-in solar’ for households, and applyi...