PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electricity Generation (17 July 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he is undertaking a review of the eligibility criteria for community benefits for electricity transmission.

Asked by:
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)

Answer

It is the Government’s priority to build support for developments by ensuring communities directly benefit, as per the commitments set out in the election manifesto. As such we are reviewing how to most effectively deliver community benefits for communities living near new electricity transmission network infrastructure.
Answered by:
Michael Shanks (Labour)
25 July 2024

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