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Electricity: Distribution

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by National Infrastructure Commission entitled Electricity distribution networks: creating capacity

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by National Infrastructure Commission entitled Electricity distribution networks: creating capacity

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The government welcomes the overall thrust of the National Infrastructure Commission’s study and its focus on supporting strategic investment in the distribution network. We are reviewing the detail of the study with our key delivery partners and will pub...

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