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Lord Ravensdale (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 March 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

I thank the Minister for that response. I also thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for all his welcome support for these amendments. As the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, said, all parts of the system must work together. That is what we need to focus on in the energy transition for this to work. In order to do that, we absolutely need bottom-up as well as top-down. We absolutely need a bottom-up view to inform the spatial plans that are being put together by NESO so that we can have the most effective transition. I listened carefully to what the Minister said. I note that she referenced a lot of the work that is being done on regional energy strategic plans via NESO, which is, of course, welcome. For example, the Nottingham example that I gave highlighted the importance of having these local plans to inform regional energy strategic plans to ensure that the data and local picture are there to support those regional plans. There is still work to do to figure out how this overarching governance of the energy system will work. I look forward to further discussions on this issue with the Minister but, for now, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

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