| Heading: |
Solar Power: Prisons |
| Question ID: |
1817405 |
| UIN: |
63315 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4407 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Nigel Huddleston
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| Asking Member handle: |
huddlestonnigel
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@huddlestonnigel
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of siting solar farms near Category A prisons on the security of (a) communications, (b) wi-fi and (c) energy supplies. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
No such assessment has been made. Maintaining security of energy supplies is a key priority and critical energy operators are required to meet a minimum standard of cyber security and resilience, through the Network and Information Systems Regulations 201... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |