Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 9 June 2020Answered: 15 June 2020

Asked by

Matt Western

LabourWarwick and Leamington

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

We are driving forward at speed to deliver clean power by 2030. Last week, the Government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which will enable the biggest expansion of the grid for generations, sweeping away the connection delays and the queue that held us back for too long under the last Government and reforming the planning system to speed up delivery. We have also laid out for the first time legislation to provide households near new or upgraded pylons £250 a year off their energy bills for 10 years, as part of our commitment to delivering meaningful benefits for communities hosting clean energy infrastructure.