Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many claims for compensation have been made under the Gas (Street Works) (Compensation of Small Businesses) Regulations 1996, since the start of 2025.

Answered by Polly Billington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The compensation entitlement under these Regulations is a private statutory right against a gas transporter. The Regulations do not create a regime that is administered or overseen by Government or Ofgem. Therefore, the data being sought is not held by Government.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a summary and analysis of the consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway held between February 2026 and March 2026.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

A summary and analysis of consultation responses for areas undergoing local government reorganisation where decisions have been announced is available here. The Government has no plans to publish all of the responses received.

On local government reorganisation more broadly, I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.

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