The Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a mid-level position in the

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in the

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. The role used to be part of the portfolio belonging to the secretary of state and

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at the

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. Until 2023, the minister worked at the

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History

The role was formerly known as Minister of State for Energy at the

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replaced

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as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the

in January 2021.

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replaced Trevelyan at the

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Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the following:https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-minister-for-energy-security-and-net-zero *Nuclear *Individual planning decisions *All departmental business in the House of Lords

List of ministers of state

History

Responsibilities

List of ministers of state

Notes

References

See also