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Renewable Energy

Commons · Question 4314 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 13 Sep 2024

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Asked by Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all new green-energy infrastructure is (a) built in suitable locations and (b) benefits nearby communities.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 13 Sep 2024

The Government is committed to the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP). The SSEP will support a more actively planned approach to energy infrastructure across England, Scotland and Wales, across land and sea. The Secretary of State and Head of Mission Co...