Written question asked by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 February 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 February 2026. It was answered by Lord Whitehead (Labour) on Thursday, 19 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Clean Energy: China

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government why the Clean Energy Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, agreed with the government of China in March 2025, has not been published.

Answer: The MoU provides a strong platform for deepening cooperation across the full breadth of our shared energy priorities – from power market reform and system flexibility to carbon capture, utilisation and storage –and creates space for structured exchanges on the UK’s experience transitioning away from coal, enabling both sides to share lessons and support an accelerated, orderly and affordable clean‑energy transition. There is no presumption that Memoranda of Understanding be made publicly available, a decision that varies from agreement to agreement; indeed, the previous government did not publish the first clean‑energy agreement signed with China in 2015.

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