Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 88548

Energy: Infrastructure

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Planning Inspectorate and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project processes in evaluating the financial viability of funding commitme

Answer

Michael Shanks

An applicant seeking development consent for an energy-related nationally significant infrastructure project must submit a Funding Statement as part of the application process. This is assessed by both the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State ...

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