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Written question asked by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 21 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 2022. It was answered by Conor Burns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Northern Ireland Office: Energy Supply

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what critical infrastructure his Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ58831 on 27 October 2021.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) acts as a landlord to government department clients, including Cabinet Office, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Education and others.

GPA has started a Net Zero Offices Programme, which seeks to remove fossil fuel boilers (where they have reached end of economic life) and replace them with more environmental forms of heating such as use of air source heat pumps and, in the case of the Whitehall District Heating System, the utilisation of ground source heat pumps. The Net Zero Offices Programmes is seeking funding for its heat decarbonisation projects through applications to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
126678
Session
2021-22
Related items
Department for Education: Heating
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Energy supply Northern Ireland Office
Link
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