Question follow-through · 112081

Batteries and Solar Power: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Clean energy upgrades for hospitals and military sites, published on 5 February 2026, whether any of the funding for new batteries an

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Clean energy upgrades for hospitals and military sites, published on 5 February 2026, whether any of the funding for new batteries an

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Basildon Hospital was not one of the hospitals to receive funding for batteries or solar PV as part of the announcement on 5 February 2026. However, it did receive £246,460 of funding for LED lighting energy efficiency upgrades. As for other hospitals in ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Conditions of Employment

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Hydroelectric Power: Storage

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of expanding the utilisation of pumped hydroelectric storage in the energy grid.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Storage

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of expanding the utilisation of compressed air energy storage in the energy grid.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity Generation: Standards

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of the electricity distribution network.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity Generation: National Wealth Fund

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109497 on Energy: Manufacturing Industries, what estimate he has made of the additional electricity generation capacity resulting from invest

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what information his Department holds on the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what information his Department holds on the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, whether his Department has a preferred target

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what information his Department holds on the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what the penalty to suppliers will be for eac

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what monitoring mechanisms will be in place t

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Meters

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Tough new rules force suppliers to fix faulty smart meters, published on 10 March 2026, what steps his Department is taking to help e