Question follow-through · 38523

Energy: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inadequate infrastructure near army barracks on local communities' ability to install smart meters.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 14 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 18 Mar 2025
Answer: 24 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inadequate infrastructure near army barracks on local communities' ability to install smart meters.
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Department is not aware of any evidence that the proximity of army barracks to a premises impacts energy suppliers’ ability to install smart meters.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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