Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Fuel Poverty: NorfolkDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households that are in fuel poverty in (a) South Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.
Answer: The latest statistics for the number of households in fuel poverty in 2022 in administrative areas and parliamentary constituencies in England can be found in the published sub-regional fuel poverty statistics, in Tables 2 and 4: https://www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: Public ConsultationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for ensuring public consultation on energy transmission projects and (b) take steps to ensure that statutory cons
Answer: For England and Wales, the Planning Act 2008 sets out the consultation requirements that developers of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), including electricity transmission projects, are required to follow. In April 2024, new guidance...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing community benefit for electricity infrastructure projects in the local community of (a) £50,000 (b) £200,000 a
Answer: The previous government’s response to the consultation on community benefits for transmission network infrastructure was published in November 2023. This document outlines that, when combined with bill discounts and additional benefits for underground cab...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing energy bill discounts of (a) £10,000 over ten years to people within 200 metres and (b) £20,000 over 20 years for people w
Answer: It is important for this Government that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should directly benefit from it. We are currently considering how to ensure communities benefit from living near new onshore electricity transmission infrast...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) £10,000, (b) £40,000 and (c) £100,000 per kilometre of underground line to local authorities affected by new electricity
Answer: The previous government’s response to the consultation on community benefits for transmission network infrastructure was published in November 2023. This document outlines that, when combined with bill discounts and additional benefits for overhead cables...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) £50,000, (b) £200,000 and (c) £500,000 per kilometre of overhead line to local authorities affected by new electricity i
Answer: The previous government’s response to the consultation on community benefits for transmission network infrastructure was published in November 2023. This document outlines that, when combined with bill discounts and additional benefits for underground cab...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 503More
Question: 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.
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 communiti...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage communities to support renewable energy network connection infrastructure in their localities.
Answer: It is important for this Government that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should directly benefit from it. We are currently considering ways that ensure communities benefit from living near new onshore electricity transmission infr...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: East of EnglandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of promoting community-owned energy projects in the East of England to (a) help achieve Net Zero targets and (b) provide greate
Answer: Community projects will play a crucial role in the Government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, by saving families money and improving communities’ energy security. Through the Government’s Local Power Plan, which will be delivered by Gr...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPylons: CompensationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of of the potential merits of providing long-term financial compensation to communities which host the installation of pylons to improve the transmissi
Answer: The heart of the Government’s agenda is to make Britain a clean energy superpower, boost energy independence and reduce bills through clean power by 2030, and our electricity network is key to this success. It is important for this Government that where c...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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