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Energy: Meters

Commons · Question 39826 · Tabled 20 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 28 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure households in (a) Skipton and Ripon constituency and (b) northern England can access reliable smart meter signal.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 28 Mar 2025

The Data Communications Company (DCC) is obligated under its licence conditions to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage to at least 99.25% of premises across Great Britain and 99.5% in the ‘North’ region, which includes the Skipton and Ripon constitue...