| Heading: |
Electrical Substations: Fires |
| Question ID: |
1807820 |
| UIN: |
HL7934 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2671 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Harris of Haringey
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Lord Harris of Haringey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how many fires at electricity substations have been reported in each of the last five years. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1603 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
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| Answer text: |
Great Britain has a highly resilient energy network, and Government takes the protection of energy infrastructure very seriously. 4 substation fires have been reported to Government over the last 5 years. Such incidents are reported to Government when the... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |