Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68914

Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of applying the same land access arrangements for distribution network operators as currently apply for other utilities.

Answer

Michael Shanks
DESNZ published a consultation on consents, land access and rights for electricity network infrastructure on 8 July. It sets out a package of reforms intended to reduce delays to essential works and support the upgrade and maintenance of electricity infra...

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