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Macquarie Group: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the financial history of Macquarie Asset Management; and what weight is given to past financial performance in the assessment proces

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
16 May 2025
Target answer date
20 May 2025
Answer
27 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the financial history of Macquarie Asset Management; and what weight is given to past financial performance in the assessment proces

  2. 20 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government does not comment on individual applications. Any applicant seeking development consent for an energy-related nationally significant infrastructure project must submit a Funding Statement as part of the application process. The Funding State...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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