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<p>The Government will not be issuing a response to a consultation on the strategic
priorities of a previous Government.</p><p>A Strategic Policy Statement is a discretional
policy tool, introduced under the Energy Act 2013, for use by my rt. hon. Friend the
Secretary of State.</p><p>The Government has absolute confidence in Ofgem, as the
independent GB energy market regulator, to carry out its statutory objectives and
functions, to protect existing and future energy consumers, and to deliver a raft
of policies focused on decarbonisation, ensuring security of supply and lowering costs
for consumers.</p>
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