Question follow-through · 121703

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the percentages of homes in each Northern Ireland constituency that rely on oil central heating.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the percentages of homes in each Northern Ireland constituency that rely on oil central heating.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The 2021 Census in Northern Ireland carried out by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) provides estimates of the number of homes in each Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency that use oil central heating.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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