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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...