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Electricity: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much electricity has been moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 financial years.

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
16 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much electricity has been moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 financial years.

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Quarterly electricity transfers from Scotland to Northern Ireland are published in Energy Trends table 5.6.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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