Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 78781
Energy: Meters
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) the Data Communications Company to ensure that households unable to connect to the smart meter network are not excluded from comp
Answer
Martin McCluskeyThe Department regularly engages with Ofgem and the Data Communications Company on the smart metering programme. The DCC is obligated to provide WAN coverage to 99.25% of premises across GB and required by licence conditions to seek to provide coverage to...
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