Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of public ownership of the energy system. Despite disagreement, public ownership exists through offshore wind assets that are 45% owned by state-owned companies of countries like Denmark and Norway. Publicly owned energy companies can accelerate clean energy transition while creating jobs, reducing bills, and ensuring direct benefits to the public.

Despite the Minister's disagreement, public ownership exists in our energy system. For example, 45% of our offshore wind assets are publicly owned, just not by the UK—they belong to the state-owned companies of countries such as Denmark and Norway. Publicly owned energy companies can accelerate the transition to clean energy while creating jobs, reducing bills and ensuring that the public benefit directly from our common resources.