Junior minister in the British Government
The Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a mid-level position in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Government of the United Kingdom .
The role used to be part of the portfolio belonging to the secretary of state and minister of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change .
Until 2023, the minister worked at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy .
History
The role was formerly known as Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change .
Anne-Marie Trevelyan replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in January 2021.
Greg Hands replaced Trevelyan at the 2021 British cabinet reshuffle .
Responsibilities
The minister is responsible for the following:[ 1]
carbon budgets
green finance
energy efficiency and heat, including fuel poverty
clean heat
low carbon generation
energy retail markets
oil and gas, including shale gas
security of supply
electricity and gas wholesale markets and networks
international energy
EU energy and climate
energy security, including resilience and emergency planning
List of ministers of state
Notes
^ While the office did not have energy in its title, its portfolio responsibilities included:[ 2]
industrial strategy
climate change
carbon budgets
international climate change, including International Climate Fund
climate science and innovation
green finance
energy efficiency and heat, including fuel poverty
advanced manufacturing
materials
automotive
References
See also
Coal Oil and gas
Integrated Exploration and production Supply Support
Utilities
Other Companies with headquarters and/or registered office in the UK but no applicable energy operations within the country shown in italics
1 Ultimate parent company is not UK-based 2 Integrated in the United States, no generation or supply activities in the UK
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