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Commons · Question 84550 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cash boost for coastal towns hosting clean energy infrastructure, published on 21 May 2025, if he will make it his policy to provide
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 31 Oct 2025
In May 2025, the government published a working paper on mandatory community benefits and shared ownership of low carbon energy infrastructure. The proposals would require developers to contribute to community benefit funds to support people and businesse...