Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What steps he is taking to improve grid infrastructure.”
Tabled: 16 September 2025Answered: 14 October 2025
Asked by
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
We are building a resilient grid for the future after decades of under-investment. We are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure, including through reforms to planning regulation and supply chains, and delivering the grid capacity needed to deliver clean power by 2030 and the economic growth that this country needs.