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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Research

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 23 January 2026UIN 106038

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold this information centrally. The information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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