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Asked by Ayoub KhanIndependentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 6 July 2026UIN 14746

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a list of capital projects that have been (a) cancelled, (b) delayed, (c) descoped and (d) reprofiled to fund the Defence Investment Plan, broken down by region and with the original funding allocation and revised funding allocation.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The savings are a small part of DESNZ’s overall budget, which saw a significant uplift at Spending Review.

Our aim is for a large proportion of the savings to be found through efficiencies. We will set out more details in due course.

The UK clean energy economy is booming, with over £100bn of private sector investment announced since July 2024 thanks to the government’s clean energy mission.

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