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House of Commons papers; Select Committee written evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business and Trade Committee
Date
7 July 2026
Reference
HC 124 2026-27
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Select Committee written evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business and Trade Committee
Date
30 June 2026
Reference
HC 124 2026-27
House
House of Commons

Today I am setting out the Government position on the supply of offshore wind turbines from MingYang, a Chinese turbine supplier. This has followed offshore wind developers seeking the Government’s view on the use of MingYang Smart Energy turbines in British waters and in our energy system.

After careful consideration, Government’s...

Member
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Department
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written statements
Date
26 March 2026
Reference
HCWS1468
House
House of Commons

My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy, Michael Shanks MP, has today made the following statement:

Today I am setting out the Government position on the supply of offshore wind turbines from MingYang, a Chinese turbine supplier. This has followed offshore wind developers seeking the Government’s view on the...

Member
Lord Whitehead (Labour)
Department
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written statements
Date
26 March 2026
Reference
HLWS1471
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 on Ming Yang's wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland.

Asked by
Bradley Thomas (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 February 2026
Reference
114435
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Ming Yang opening a wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK on energy security.

Asked by
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2025
Reference
93916
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Octopus Energy partnership with Ming Yang on national security.

Asked by
Navendu Mishra (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2025
Reference
83941
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's planned timetable is for (a) making and (b) announcing its decision on whether Mingyang Smart Energy will be permitted to supply turbines for (i) Green Volt and (ii) other wind projects.

Asked by
Harriet Cross (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 September 2025
Reference
70209
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Mingyang supplying the Green Volt offshore wind project on national security.

Asked by
Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 April 2025
Reference
45901
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what security assessment his Department has conducted on the potential risks associated with Mingyang Smart Energy supplying turbines for the Green Volt North Sea wind farm.

Asked by
Mark Francois (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2025
Reference
30586
House
House of Commons

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to UK national security and to resilience of the role and involvement of Mingyang Smart Energy Green Vault North Sea Wind Farm Project.

Asked by
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 2025
Reference
HL4969
House
House of Lords

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations her Department has received from the Ministry of Defence on security concerns related to the involvement of Mingyang Smart Energy in the Green Volt North Sea wind farm project; and what consideration has been given to these concerns in the decision-making...

Asked by
Mark Francois (Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 February 2025
Reference
30575
House
House of Commons

Urgent question on the potential security implications of the involvement of Chinese companies, including Mingyang, in energy infrastructure projects.

Lead member
Christine Jardine
Answering member
Kerry McCarthy
Department
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Urgent questions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 cc259-263
House
House of Commons

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the potential security implications of the involvement of Chinese companies, including Mingyang, in energy infrastructure projects.

Member
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c259
House
House of Commons

I thank the hon. Lady for bringing the urgent question to the House.

The protection and security of the energy sector is an absolute priority for this Government. We have a range of effective measures in place that give the Government powers to balance an open investment environment to facilitate growth...

Member
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c259
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for her comments and general reassurances, but there are specific concerns at the moment. China can produce what is useful to us for the development of renewables, particularly in the North sea, and we can benefit from those investments. China also needs access to our markets....

Member
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 cc255-260
House
House of Commons

The hon. Lady raises important concerns that we are very much alive to. As I said in my first answer, energy security is critical to the Department’s work and that is why we have the clean power mission to end our dependency on fossil fuels. International investment is a crucial...

Member
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c260
House
House of Commons

I was pleased to hear the Minister confirm the importance of our energy security, in contrast to what we saw under the previous Government. [Interruption.] Opposition Members can groan all they want, but that is the reality of what was inherited in July last year.

As we extend energy infrastructure in...

Member
Bill Esterson (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c260
House
House of Commons

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that dealing with capacity issues in our supply chain is a crucial part of getting this investment into infrastructure. It is one of the reasons why, through the national wealth fund, we invested in lithium in Cornwall last week. Through the critical minerals strategy,...

Member
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c260
House
House of Commons

The indication that Mingyang will get the green light from the Treasury to supply wind turbine technology to the Green Volt wind farm in the North sea is concerning. Indeed, alarm bells have been sounded by officials in the Minister’s Department and in the Ministry of Defence. This green revolution...

Member
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
12 February 2025
Reference
762 c261
House
House of Commons