Question follow-through · 7353
Natural Gas: Pipelines
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce costs to consumers associated with the capping of unused gas pipes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce costs to consumers associated with the capping of unused gas pipes.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are working closely with Ofgem and the Health and Safety Executive to understand how the current disconnection framework operates and whether changes may be needed to ensure costs are fair and proportional for consumers and industry. Ofgem have recentl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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