Pylons
Commons · Question 12396 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Garnier
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the National Energy System Operator on pylon presumption.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Nov 2024
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The National Policy Statement for electricity networks (NPS EN-5) sets out that overhead lines should be the strong starting presumpti...