Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What recent progress he has made on improving connections to the electricity grid.”
Tabled: 18 March 2026Answered: 24 March 2026
Asked by
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
We are taking a strategic approach to planning grid capacity and halving transmission build times through reforms to consenting, regulation and supply chains. We are working with the National Energy System Operator and Ofgem to deliver on radical connections reform, prioritising those projects that are ready to connect and strategically aligned, and to speed up access to the grid nationwide.