Question follow-through · 9671
Energy: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce energy costs for rural businesses.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce energy costs for rural businesses.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are closely monitoring the impact of energy prices on businesses caused by the instability in the Middle East, and much will depend on the length of the ongoing crisis. We are increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant for properties heated by oi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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