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Geothermal Power

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 21 July 2026UIN 17941

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits geothermal heat systems which use the water in flooded former coalmines.

Answered by Michael Shanks

I refer the hon Member to the answer given to him on 20th October 2025 to Question UIN 7797.

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