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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of hospitals have Protected Site status under the Electricity Emergency Supply Code; and whether (a) hospices, (b) care homes and (c) other critical sites are included on the Protected Site List.

The Protected Sites List (PSL) ensures that during an electricity supply emergency, critical sites remain supplied with electricity.

No assessment has been made by the Department regarding the proportion of hospitals, hospices or care homes in Great Britain that have protected site status. These are the responsibility of the Department of Health & Social Care.