Question follow-through · 28929

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on enabling oil fuelled heating homes in Northern Ireland to transition to gas.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

About this written question

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 5 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 10 Feb 2025
Answer: 14 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on enabling oil fuelled heating homes in Northern Ireland to transition to gas.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Feb 2025
Answer published
Energy policy is a transferred matter to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive. DESNZ holds regular discussions with NI Executive on broader energy matters, including through our Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-ministerial...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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