Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 78781

Energy: Meters

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton 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 McCluskey
The 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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