Question follow-through · 14229
National Grid: Paisley and Renfrewshire North
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the UK's grid capacity to (a) help achieve net zero goals and (b) support (i) improved rail connectivity and (ii) advanced manufacturing in Paisley and Ren
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the UK's grid capacity to (a) help achieve net zero goals and (b) support (i) improved rail connectivity and (ii) advanced manufacturing in Paisley and Ren
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2024
Answer published
The electricity networks are owned by private network companies and regulated independently by Ofgem. Government is working closely with Ofgem to speed up delivery of new network infrastructure and reform the connections process to help achieve clean powe...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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National Grid
18 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the locations of (a) the 80 essential and (b) all 88 network projects in the National Grid’s transmission expansion plan have been identified.