Question follow-through · 16412
Pylons: Countryside and Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of large electricity pylons on (a) green spaces and (b) ancient woodlands.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of large electricity pylons on (a) green spaces and (b) ancient woodlands.
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
Developers of electricity transmission projects and all nationally significant infrastructure projects in England and Wales must assess the impacts of their proposals. This includes conducting assessments of projects’ impacts on the environment and habita...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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