Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

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

A private wire is a distribution network that is not owned or operated by a licensed network operator. It comprises a direct and exclusive connection between a demand user and a generator that are separate entities. The Department is not aware of any critical infrastructure that is reliant on these arrangements.