Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 105977

Wind Power: Irish Sea

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the ability of vulnerable groups to participate in consultations on the Morgan and Morecambe offshore windfarm cabling route.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The applicant must carry out a consultation in compliance with the Planning Act 2008 as part of the pre-application procedure for any nationally significant infrastructure project such as this. Applicants, the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of St...
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