To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason his Department sometimes requires (a) energy companies and (b) other trade bodies to sign non-disclosure agreements when discussing energy policy with his Department.
Answered on
17 October 2022
The Department may make use of non-disclosure agreements when discussing nascent policy proposals that could be market sensitive if more widely disclosed.
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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