Question follow-through · 4389
National Grid: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact on consumer energy bills of the total lifetime cost of delivering (a) the Western Link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- National Grid: Costs · 10 Sept 2024
- National Grid: East of England · 9 Oct 2024
- National Grid · 26 Nov 2024
- National Grid: Costs · 2 Dec 2024
- National Grid: Construction · 13 Jan 2025
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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
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact on consumer energy bills of the total lifetime cost of delivering (a) the Western Link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2024
Answer published
Electricity network reinforcements are only approved where they are in the interests of consumers and help reduce overall system costs. For both the Western Link and the Eastern Green Link projects, decisions to proceed were based on robust cost-benefit a...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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National Grid: Costs
10 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4389 on National Grid: Costs, whether (a) he and (b) Ofgem is able to provide the estimate requested.
National Grid: East of England
9 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October to Question 5072 on National Grid: Costs, what estimate he has made of the potential impact on consumer energy bills of the lifetime costs of delivering th
National Grid
26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost of building (a) the Western link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern Link if that route was primarily overland via pylons instead of o
National Grid: Costs
2 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 16211 on National Grid: Costs of the Western and Eastern Links, whether (a) he and (b) Ofgem is able to provide the estimate requested.
National Grid: Construction
13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17189 on National Grid: Costs of the Western and Eastern Links, if he will make an estimate of the time for delivering the onshore option
National Grid: East of England
4 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem will make an estimate of the cost of the (i) sealing end compounds and (ii) other costs associated with the construction of the (A) underground and (B) oth
Fuel Oil
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he plans to support people using heating oil as the primary means to heat their homes.
Fuel Oil: South Suffolk
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the resilience of domestic kerosene supply chains for those in South Suffolk who heat their homes with heating oil.
Fuel Oil: South Suffolk
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with fuel suppliers regarding the availability of kerosene for domestic heating oil users in South Suffolk.
Fuel Oil: South Suffolk
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has conducted contingency planning relating to potential disruption of kerosene supplies used for domestic heating in South Suffolk constituency.
Fuel Oil
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to monitor heating oil supply levels ahead of winter demand periods.
Fuel Oil: South Suffolk
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of aviation fuel demand on the availability and pricing of kerosene for domestic heating consumers in South Suffolk