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National Underground Asset Register

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 23 December 2025UIN 100084

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of integrating the National Underground Asset Register with existing safe digging services such as LinesearchbeforeUDig on levels of safety.

Answered by Ian Murray

We have conducted a discovery project and testing phase to investigate the potential to broaden access to information held in NUAR, and through other channels, including via third-party access. The outputs of this will be communicated to the sector in due course, and we remain committed to ensuring that this information remains secure and available free at the point of use for authorised street works users.

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