Question follow-through · 42174
Energy: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with head teachers on the rising cost of energy for schools.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 31 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 3 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Public Consultation · 22 Apr 2025
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- Carbon Capture and Storage: Environment Protection and Safety · 19 May 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with head teachers on the rising cost of energy for schools.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Apr 2025
Answer published
Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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