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Question follow-through · 96957

Clean Energy: National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for rolling out the Connections Accelerator Service.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
12 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for rolling out the Connections Accelerator Service.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in the Government’s Industrial Strategy, the Connections Accelerator Service will be operational by the end of 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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