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Electric Cables and Electricity Generation: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to sections 8 and 62 of the Electricity Act 1989, what his policy is on ensuring the right to public enquiry for Scottish communities in the event that a relevant planning auth
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 26 Jul 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to sections 8 and 62 of the Electricity Act 1989, what his policy is on ensuring the right to public enquiry for Scottish communities in the event that a relevant planning auth
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jul 2024
Answer published
Under the Electricity Act 1989, if a relevant planning authority objects to a section 36 or 37 application within the relevant time periods, Scottish Ministers must cause a public inquiry to be held and the application will be passed to the Scottish Gover...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Offshore Industry: Licensing
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Great British Energy
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Offshore Industry: Licensing
18 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has carried out an economic impact assessment on banning new oil and gas exploration licences.
Offshore Industry: Licensing
18 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his decision to not approve new oil and gas exploration licences on the Scottish economy.
Electricity: Rural Areas
18 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to help ensure the resilience of the electricity network in rural areas, in the context of trends in the number of
Electric Cables
18 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will undertake a review of overhead lines; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a presumption in favour of undergrounding where appropriate.
Wind Power: Infrastructure
18 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of quadrupling offshore wind capacity on communities that will host the necessary transmission infrastructure.
Offshore Industry
19 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of industry input in the delivery of his policies on North Sea oil and gas.
Electric Cables
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24 Jul 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether communities will receive remuneration for hosting energy infrastructure.
Energy: Infrastructure
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Wind Power: Noise
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