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Commons · Question 12396 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2024

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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.

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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...