Question follow-through · 5085
National Grid: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of kilometres of new energy transmission lines that will be required to decarbonise the grid by 2030.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of kilometres of new energy transmission lines that will be required to decarbonise the grid by 2030.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Secretary of State and Head of Mission Control wrote to the Electricity System Operator (ESO) on 23rd August to formally commission advice regarding the key requirements for the Government to meet its clean power commitment by 2030. This includes the ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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