Department for Education: Energy Supply

(asked on 21st February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what critical infrastructure his Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.


Answered by
Michelle Donelan Portrait
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
This question was answered on 1st March 2022

The department’s estate does not have any reliance on a private wire network.

The department is not accountable for any school’s reliance. The responsible bodies for the school estate are legally local authorities and/or academy trusts.

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