Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of deep geothermal energy on the decarbonisation of NHS estates.

We recognise the potential for deep geothermal energy to provide low‑carbon heat to parts of the National Health Service estate. However, opportunities depend on local geology, and a number of practical constraints need to be considered. The Department continues to work with the wider Government and NHS England to improve understanding of how all low‑carbon technologies, including forms of geothermal energy, can support the NHS in contributing to the Government’s net‑zero ambitions.