Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 116440
Electricity: Infrastructure
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026
Question
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat — St Ives
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration has been given to aligning the statutory powers available to electricity network operators for land access with those available to water and telecoms utilities, to ensure t
Answer
Michael ShanksDESNZ has worked closely with stakeholders to understand the extent to which current land access, rights and consents processes delay and add costs to rollout of electricity network infrastructure required for delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerati...
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