Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Michael Shanks (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

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Solar Power

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the average time taken by the National Grid to (a) process applications for solar panel installations and (b) issue Distributor Network Operator reference numbers in each of the last three years.

Answer

The Department does not hold the data requested.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

73290

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Solar power National Grid plc

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk