EU Internal Electricity Market - 2nd June 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate EU Internal Electricity Market.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-06-02/debates/2ABC2622-D19C-48FA-929D-749E7B6AC5AF/EUInternalElectricityMarket

Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)

At a time of intense geopolitical instability, British households remain particularly exposed to volatile global energy prices. Indeed, Ofgem has announced a 13% rise in the energy price cap from July. Given that there are interconnectors with six European countries already, does the Minister agree with a coterie of esteemed energy economists that the single greatest thing that this Government could do to strengthen our energy security, drive long-term investment in renewable energy and bring down bills would be to recouple our electricity market with that of the European Union? [ Interruption. ]

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