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National Underground Asset Register

Commons · Question 100083 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds on (a) underground asset strikes and (b) asset strikes in areas where the National Underground Asset Register has been operating in the past five years; a

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 22 Dec 2025

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not currently hold data on asset strikes, including in areas where NUAR has been operational. It is important to note that, over the past five years, NUAR has progressed through several delivery p...