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Written question asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 September 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2019. It was answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Energy: Meters

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards the roll-out of smart meters.

Original answer

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with my noble Friend.

The answer was corrected by Lord Duncan of Springbank (Conservative)

on Wednesday, 2 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Corrected answer

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with my noble Friend.

There were 14.9 million smart and advanced meters operating in Great Britain at the end of June 2019. The Government publishes quarterly reports on the number of smart electricity and gas meters installed in Great Britain as part of its Smart Meters statistics collection.

The Government is committed to every home and small business being offered smart meters by the end of 2020.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL17742
Session
2017-19
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2019-0906
Monday, 9 September 2019
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Lord Speaker’s Statement
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Notes
Supreme Court ruling of 24 September that Parliament was not prorogued on 9 September.
Subjects
Energy Meters
Link
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