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<p>For the purposes of this answer, we are interpreting power cuts to mean loss of
power.</p><p>Our records on power losses on the Estate date from 2019, since when
52 incidents have been recorded. The losses range in scale from loss of power to sockets
in an individual room to temporary loss of power to a floor in a building.</p><p>These
incidents have been recorded in buildings across the Estate; 17 in the Palace of Westminster
and 35 spread across the other buildings on the Estate.</p><p>The records do not include
(a) the loss of power to some buildings the Northern Estate due to flooding in 2021
and (b) planned maintenance or construction work that requires shutdown of power.
Planned power shutdowns are scheduled for out of business hours, including nights
and weekends.</p>
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