Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 38524

Energy: South of England

Tabled: 14 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to work with energy suppliers to improve energy infrastructure in the South of England to enable communities near army bases to install smart meters.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
The Department is not aware of any evidence that the proximity of army barracks to a premises impacts energy suppliers’ ability to install smart meters.