Electricity Generation: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 68914 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of applying the same land access arrangements for distribution network operators as currently apply for other utilities.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 25 Jul 2025
DESNZ published a consultation on consents, land access and rights for electricity network infrastructure on 8 July. It sets out a package of reforms intended to reduce delays to essential works and support the upgrade and maintenance of electricity infra...