Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 11 February 2026.
Daisy Cooper
Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 108284 on Energy: Databases, whether the continuing assessment with respect to NEED and other datasets comprising household spending on energy Bills includes cross-departmental work to join disaggregated, actual household welfare, income and energy use datasets in order to better support consumers during periods of energy price volatility.
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
DESNZ is working closely with other Government Departments on the National Data Library (NDL) energy bill support ‘kickstarter’ project to test how public sector data can be better joined up to improve access to government programmes. This will pave the way for better targeted help, ensuring those who are struggling to pay their Bills get the support they need. Further information on this and other ‘kickstarter’ projects be found in the recent NDL progress update: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-data-library-progress-update-january-2026/national-data-library-progress-update-january-2026.
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