Question follow-through · 125791

Energy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support rural and off-grid households with energy costs.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support rural and off-grid households with energy costs.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the significant pressures these increases to alternative fuel prices place on households in rural communities and off-grid households. The Chancellor recently confirmed the Government’s approach to rising energy prices will be to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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