Question follow-through · 11157
National Grid: Electric Cables
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held recent discussions with National Grid on the viability of using an underground cable system instead of pylons as part of the great grid upgra
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 25 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 10 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
25 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held recent discussions with National Grid on the viability of using an underground cable system instead of pylons as part of the great grid upgra
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government’s policy on undergrounding is set out in the energy National Policy Statement for electricity networks (EN-5), which sets a strong starting presumption of overhead lines, except in nationally designated landscapes, where undergrounding is t...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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