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National Grid: West Midlands

Asked by Sir Andrew MitchellConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 37

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of the national grid infrastructure in the West Midlands to withstand disruption.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Energy resilience is a top priority for Government. Government works continuously with industry to improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure to a range of evolving risks and future system changes.

The National Energy System Operator, an independent technical body, delivers resilience functions including understanding and planning system resilience, preparing for emergencies and learning lessons from past incidents. These arrangements apply nationally, including to electricity grid infrastructure in the West Midlands.

The Government has also embarked on one of the biggest upgrades to Britain's electricity grid since it was created to ensure it can meet the country's future electricity demands and remain as resilient as possible.

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