Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 83344
National Grid: Infrastructure
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Edward Argar
Conservative — Melton and Syston
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the equitability of National Grid's transition from the purchase of wayleaves to the purchase of easements with one-off payments for hosting grid infrastructure
Answer
Michael ShanksThe government encourages voluntary agreements between electricity network developers and landowners as they can support enduring relationships. The government has not carried out an assessment of the equitability of paying landowners regularly under a wa...
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