WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 25961

National Grid: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to ensure that local communities were engaged in the public consultation period of the proposed National Grid Norwich-Tilbury pylon project.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to ensure that local communities were engaged in the public consultation period of the proposed National Grid Norwich-Tilbury pylon project.

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    In England and Wales, the Planning Act 2008 requires developers to demonstrate that they have consulted adequately with communities before they submit applications for consent. As part of their application for the Norwich to Tilbury project National Grid ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity: Prices

29 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of electricity bills.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Construction

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there was a public consultation period prior to the construction of the Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Construction

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement he has had with local communities on the construction of the Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Construction

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total construction costs of the Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the sustainability of battery storage technology used at the Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Fire Prevention

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help reduce fire risk at Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Fire Prevention

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether an impact assessment has been conducted on the fire risk for residents living near Coryton Energy Park.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Coryton Energy Park: Fire Prevention

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to (a) increase awareness of fire risks for residents living near to Coryton Energy Park and (b) provide information to residents about what they can do to stay safe in t

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Climate Change Convention: Finance

3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has plans to increase funding to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fire and Rescue Services: Carbon Emissions

4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost of net zero targets for Fire and Rescue services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electricity Generation: Infrastructure

5 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to engage with the public on the construction of new electricity network infrastructure.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pylons: Environmental Protection

5 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure engagement with (a) the public and (b) relevant stakeholders on the environmental impact of pylon projects before Development Consent Orders are granted to p