Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 22 April 2025.
Tony Vaughan
Labour, Folkestone and Hythe
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling energy networks to access a dedicated radio spectrum for enhanced operational communications.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
ofcom is responsible for the management of spectrum in the UK, including allocating spectrum. My officials are working with those in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and with regulators to establish and assess the evidence base for the future telecommunications requirements of the energy, water and transport sectors.
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