AQW 46917/22-27 – Department for Infrastructure Renewable energy vehicles

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of increases in fuel costs, to detail any recent assessment she has made of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by her Department and its arms-length bodies. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department is committed to progressing toward … Continue reading AQW 46917/22-27 – Department for Infrastructure Renewable energy vehicles

AQW 46434/22-27 – Electricity Smart Meters programme

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure that the adoption of smart meters does not disadvantage domestic energy customers in rural areas that have poor mobile connectivity. Minister for the Economy: Protecting consumers is central to the Smart Meters programme … Continue reading AQW 46434/22-27 – Electricity Smart Meters programme

AQW 46433/22-27 – Roll-out of smart electricity meters

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment that has been made of the effectiveness of the role of smart meters in helping businesses manage energy (i) demand; and (ii) costs. Minister for the Economy: The recently published Design Plan for the roll-out of smart electricity meters … Continue reading AQW 46433/22-27 – Roll-out of smart electricity meters

AQW 47023/22-27 – Department for the Economy Renewable energy vehicles

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether she has made any recent assessment of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by her Department and by any arm's-length bodies. Minister for the Economy: Options to move to low-emission … Continue reading AQW 47023/22-27 – Department for the Economy Renewable energy vehicles

AQW 46915/22-27 – Department of Education Renewable energy vehicles

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether he has made any recent assessment of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by his Department and by any arm's-length bodies. Minister of Education: My Department retains a single vehicle for … Continue reading AQW 46915/22-27 – Department of Education Renewable energy vehicles

AQW 46230/22-27 – Uptake of electric vehicles

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of electric vehicle charging infrastructure availability on the public's uptake of electric vehicles. Minister for Infrastructure: The provision and operation of EV charging infrastructure is a commercially led activity in the North … Continue reading AQW 46230/22-27 – Uptake of electric vehicles

AQW 46803/22-27 – Energy efficiency of commercial premises

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support her Department is providing to businesses to improve the energy efficiency of commercial premises. Minister for the Economy: My Department provides a range of support to businesses to improve the energy efficiency of premises, primarily through the £40 million … Continue reading AQW 46803/22-27 – Energy efficiency of commercial premises

AQW 45818/22-27 – Reducing plastic waste

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of plastic waste. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Plastic pollution is causing environmental harm on our land and in our seas and I am working proactively … Continue reading AQW 45818/22-27 – Reducing plastic waste