Question follow-through · 112123
Meters: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure households in rural communities that cannot receive smart meter connections via (a) long-range radio and (b) 4G are able to access alternative co
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure households in rural communities that cannot receive smart meter connections via (a) long-range radio and (b) 4G are able to access alternative co
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government is working closely with the DCC and energy suppliers to ensure smart meter connectivity can be extended to currently unserved properties in all regions as soon as reasonably possible. One such solution, currently being trialled, will involv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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