Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 48232

Natural Gas: Rural Areas

Tabled: 25 April 2025

Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department plans to provide to rural communities that are off the grid to connect to mains Gas Distribution Networks.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Any new gas mains connections to rural communities are a commercial decision between the relevant gas distribution network and the connecting property or properties. There are currently no plans to introduce new government support schemes for new gas conn...

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