Question follow-through · 15831
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve smart-meter coverage in tenement buildings.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve smart-meter coverage in tenement buildings.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Energy suppliers are extending smart metering Home Area Network connectivity in properties including tenement buildings where there are obstacles such as concrete floors between the apartment and the meter. 'Dual band' communications hubs serve many previ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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