Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18494

Pylons: South Holland and The Deepings

Tabled: 9 December 2024

Answered: 16 December 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he meet with National Grid to discuss the potential cost to the public purse from compensation for loss of property value as a result of proposed pylons installations in South Holland and

Answer

Michael Shanks

National Grid, as the relevant transmission licence holder, is required to compensate landowners who agree to site electrical infrastructure on their land. This cost is paid for by National Grid, it does not come from government expenditure. As such it wo...

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