Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Meteorological Office on its finding that 1 July 2015 was the hottest July day recorded in the UK.

The Department is in regular contact with the Met Office. While we have had no specific discussions in relation to this, we are also aware that issues raised by the media with regards the accuracy of this measurement have been answered by the Met Office on their website.