Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 10337

Energy: Infrastructure

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect (a) agricultural land and (b) natural habitats from the potential impact of the (i) construction and (ii) maintenance of (A) the Great Grid

Answer

Michael Shanks
Developers of electricity networks and all nationally significant infrastructure projects in England and Wales need to assess the impacts of their proposals, including on agricultural land, natural habitats and in terms of construction and maintenance. Th...

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