Question follow-through · 22741
National Grid
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the number of UK households without connection to the electricity grid.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Energy Supply: Rural Areas · 14 Sept 2026
- National Grid: Rural Areas · 14 Sept 2026
- Natural Gas: Rural Areas · 15 Sept 2026
- Natural Gas: Rural Areas · 15 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the number of UK households without connection to the electricity grid.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The government does not publish a regular assessment of the number of UK households without a connection to the electricity grid. However, the Energy Bills Support Scheme Impact Assessment estimated that around 500 to 2,000 energy consumers were living of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Energy Supply: Rural Areas
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what resources she plans to allocate to rural and remote households living without connections to the electricity grid in order to support their energy security.
National Grid: Rural Areas
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans she has to support existing rural and remote households in securing a first-time connection to the electricity grid.
Natural Gas: Rural Areas
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households in rural areas that are off the gas grid receive protection from energy price rises comparable to that provided to households con
Natural Gas: Rural Areas
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Government support in helping households in rural areas that are not connected to the gas grid to decarbonise their homes.