| Heading: |
Electrical Substations: Repairs and Maintenance |
| Question ID: |
1789134 |
| UIN: |
HL6201 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3733 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to maintain or replace ageing electrical substation infrastructure, following the recent incident in Hayes. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
2024 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Answering Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Answer text: |
The Government regularly engages with the electricity network companies, who are responsible for maintaining and upgrading electrical infrastructure, including substations. Through a price control process, Ofgem regulate the network companies to ensure th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |