Question follow-through · 19323
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Smart Energy Code licence restrictions to allow companies setting up smart meter connections for energy consumers to use
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Smart Energy Code licence restrictions to allow companies setting up smart meter connections for energy consumers to use
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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16 Dec 2024
Answer published
Under its licence, the Data Communication Company (DCC) is obligated to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage to at least 99.5% of premises across its ‘North’ region. DCC is currently taking forward its strategy for ongoing communications in the North ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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