Question follow-through · 78784
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to review the contractual and regulatory obligations of the Data Communications Company in relation to improving smart meter network connectivity in the North of
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to review the contractual and regulatory obligations of the Data Communications Company in relation to improving smart meter network connectivity in the North of
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The DCC is required by licence conditions to seek to provide coverage to all premises where it is practicable and cost proportionate, and to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of coverage. Ofgem is responsible for regulating the DCC agains...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Chemicals: Tees Valley
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Offshore Industry: North Sea
21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will revoke the ban on North Sea Oil and Gas exploration.
Carbon Emissions: Manufacturing Industries
21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of net zero policies on (a) the chemical industry on Teesside and (b) the existing industrial base.