Select Committee · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Status: Open
Opened: 11 Nov 2024
The committee has a remit to scrutinise the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Much of the that scrutiny focuses on specific issues. But it also holds wider sessions looking at the work of the Department more broadly, often by speaking directly to the Secretary of State, but also bringing in the arms length … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Clive Maxwell CB CBE · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | View ↗ |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | View ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Adam Berman · Energy UK, Ben Golding · Clean Power 2030, Chris Stark · Committee on Climate Change, Marcelle McManus · University of Bath, Stuart Dossett · Green Alliance | View ↗ |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Akshay Kaul · Ofgem, Charlotte Friel · Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley · Ofgem, Tim Jarvis · Ofgem | View ↗ |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | View ↗ |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Dr Emily Nurse · Climate Change Committee, Emma Pinchbeck · Energy UK | View ↗ |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Corhyn Parr · Nuclear Waste Services, David Peattie · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Euan Hutton · Sellafield Ltd | View ↗ |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Fintan Slye · National Energy System Operator (NESO), Kayte O'Neill · National Energy System Operator (NESO) | View ↗ |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Emma Floyd · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Professor Juergen Maier CBE · Great British Energy, Simon Bowen · Great British Energy – Nuclear | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP · Secretary of State | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 3 |
| Jeremy Pocklington CB · Permanent Secretary | Ministry of Defence | 2 |
| Adam Berman · Deputy Director of Policy | Energy UK | 1 |
| Akshay Kaul · Director of Infrastructure and Security of Supply | Ofgem | 1 |
| Ben Golding · Director | Clean Power 2030 | 1 |
| Charlotte Friel · Director of Retail Pricing and Systems | Ofgem | 1 |
| Chris Stark · Chief Executive Officer | Committee on Climate Change | 1 |
| Clive Maxwell CB CBE · Interim Permanent Secretary | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Corhyn Parr · Chief Executive Officer | Nuclear Waste Services | 1 |
| David Peattie · Group Chief Executive Officer | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | 1 |
| Dr Emily Nurse · Head of Net Zero | Climate Change Committee | 1 |
| Emma Floyd · Director, Clean Energy Investment | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Emma Pinchbeck · Chief Executive | Energy UK | 1 |
| Euan Hutton · Chief Executive Officer | Sellafield Ltd | 1 |
| Fintan Slye · Chief Executive Officer | National Energy System Operator (NESO) | 1 |
| Jonathan Brearley · Chief Executive | Ofgem | 1 |
| Kayte O'Neill · Chief Operating Officer | National Energy System Operator (NESO) | 1 |
| Marcelle McManus · Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering | University of Bath | 1 |
| Professor Juergen Maier CBE · Chair | Great British Energy | 1 |
| Simon Bowen · Chair | Great British Energy – Nuclear | 1 |
| Stuart Dossett · Senior Policy Advisor | Green Alliance | 1 |
| Tim Jarvis · Director General for Markets | Ofgem | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Work of the Departme… |
| 28 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to follow-up … |
| 26 Feb 2025 | — | Correspondence from Professor Steve Thomas, Emeritus Professor of Energy Policy… |
| 12 Feb 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority relating to 18 Decemb… |
| 12 Feb 2025 | — | Correspondence from the from the Climate Change Committee on the Adaptation Sub… |
| 5 Feb 2025 | — | Correspondence from National Energy System Operator (NESO) relating to 11 Decem… |