Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 17941

Geothermal Power

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits geothermal heat systems which use the water in flooded former coalmines.

Answer

Michael Shanks
I refer the hon Member to the answer given to him on 20th October 2025 to Question UIN 7797.