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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

What amount of energy storage does the UK currently hold, and how does this compare internationally?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Are there any other comments on whether we should be investing more in storage for resilience?

16
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

For members joining your organisation, is there a code of conduct that they have to sign up to, or any bar that means you have reputable retailers joining your organisation?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Across your entire membership, are you certain that there is no profiteering or price gouging from members of your organisation?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

To what extent have high retail prices reflected the wholesale costs? To what extent have they been reflected by additional margins and profit in the supply chain, with your retailers taking the public frustration because of that hitting the supply chain?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

What about electricity storage? How does the UK compare?

9
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

To what extent have high retail prices reflected the wholesale costs? To what extent have they been reflected by additional margins and profit in the supply chain, with your retailers taking the public frustration because of that hitting the supply chain?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

What about electricity storage? How does the UK compare?

9
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Are there any other comments on whether we should be investing more in storage for resilience?

16
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Is that something that your organisation should focus on, given the price gouging we have seen from some retailers?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

In your opinion, would investment in gas and electricity storage—you can decide which you answer—improve the UK’s resilience and reduce our reliance on overseas imports?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

I will perhaps wrap up on a couple of bits that I have heard, just because most of the questions I had down have been answered. Alex, the shadow Secretary of State for Energy yesterday called foreign gas from places like Norway “dirty” and “worse than British gas”. Is that correct?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

What amount of energy storage does the UK currently hold, and how does this compare internationally?

16
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Does that code of conduct include transparency over profits in the retail sector?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Gordon, we talked about commerciality. What benefit do retailers have in joining your organisation?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

For members joining your organisation, is there a code of conduct that they have to sign up to, or any bar that means you have reputable retailers joining your organisation?

30
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Are we looking in the wrong place? We have had some evidence around excessive margins and profit-making in the supply chain rather than from the retailers themselves. Are the retailers the fall guys for others making excess profits in the supply chain?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

On gas and electric, do you think the Government should be investing more in gas and electricity storage, or is relying on international imports the way we get energy security?

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25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Does that code of conduct include transparency over profits in the retail sector?

13
25 Mar 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1804)

Is that something that your organisation should focus on, given the price gouging we have seen from some retailers?

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SourceHansard · official report
MethodEach row is one contribution (intervention or speech). Word count from the official text.