Question follow-through · 12396

Pylons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the National Energy System Operator on pylon presumption.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 4 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2024
Answer: 11 Nov 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

4 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the National Energy System Operator on pylon presumption.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2024
Answer published
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The National Policy Statement for electricity networks (NPS EN-5) sets out that overhead lines should be the strong starting presumpti...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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