Question follow-through · 21984
HMP Hydebank Wood: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on the new solar farm installed at Hydebank Prison.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on the new solar farm installed at Hydebank Prison.
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
DESNZ officials meet regularly with their counterparts in Northern Ireland to discuss matters relating to renewables, including solar. Solar energy is at the heart of our Clean Energy mission and solar farms, alongside rooftop installations, will play an ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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