Member

I make a further plea to the Minister—I will never let an opportunity pass—that we have joined-up planning applications so that, at the same time as an offshore wind energy installation and generation planning application is sought, it is indicated that there will be onshore pylons and substations of a magnitude that would quite alarm the public. It is fair to make this transparent at the earliest possible stage, and that the planning is done as part of one application, not two separate applications—one offshore and one onshore. I know that East Anglia and Yorkshire are particularly vulnerable to these applications. With these few words, I look forward to the Minister’s response.