Question follow-through · 95611
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will estimate the number of households with a non-working smart meter in the West Midlands.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will estimate the number of households with a non-working smart meter in the West Midlands.
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department collects data on smart meters not operating in smart mode at a national level. The latest statistics on smart meters in operation across GB are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/smart-meters-in-great-britain-quarterly...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fuel Poverty: Birmingham
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