Committees

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee scrutinises the policy, spending and administration of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and its public bodies, including Ofgem and the Committee on Climate change. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsESNZ.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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First Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the National Energy System Operator
Work Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the National Energy System Operator (Pre-appointment hearing)
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First Report - Preparing for the winter
Inquiry Preparing for the winter
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Response to this report
First Special Report - Preparing for the winter: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2022–23
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First Special Report - Preparing for the winter: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2022–23
Inquiry Preparing for the winter
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Government response to the consultation on the Economic Licence for Sizewell C, dated 21 March 2025
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Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to Great British Energy’s first projects, dated 21 March 2025
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Correspondence from Nigel Donohue, CEO, CIGA Group, to Chair and Minister for Energy Consumers relating to oral evidence session on 12 February 2025, dated 14 February 2025
Inquiry Retrofitting homes for net zero
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Oral evidence transcripts

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2 April 2025
Inquiry Unlocking community energy at scale
Witnesses Steve Shaw (Director at Power for People), Dr Mary Gillie (Founder and Director at Energy Local), Benedict Ferguson (Co-Executive Director at Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru), and Stephen Harris (VP of Energy Markets and Optimisation at OVO Energy)
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2 April 2025
Inquiry Unlocking community energy at scale
Witnesses Alistair Macpherson (Chief Executive Officer at Plymouth Energy Community), Pete Capener MBE (Interim Chair at Community Energy England), and Afsheen Kabir Rashid MBE (Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Repowering London)
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Oral Evidence
26 March 2025
Inquiry Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy
Witnesses David Hughes CBE (Chief Executive Officer at Association of Colleges), Andrew Hockey (Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Construction Industry Training Board), Tim Balcon (Chief Executive Officer at Construction Industry Training Board), and Katy Heidenreich (Supply Chain and People Director at Offshore Energies UK)
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Written evidence

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Imperial College London (WFP0136)
Inquiry Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy
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Luton Council (RFH0056)
Inquiry Retrofitting homes for net zero
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Communities for Renewables (COM0158)
Inquiry Unlocking community energy at scale
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Other publications

Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
3 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
2 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
6 published

Contact us

  • Email: commonsesnz@parliament.uk
  • Phone: Media: Email: bridgespalmerj@parliament.uk
  • Address: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA