Question follow-through · 106038
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold this information centrally. The information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Hotels
5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.