Question follow-through · 54211
Electric Cables: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on placing cables underground for national energy infrastructure associated with energy parks in areas (a) of high outstanding natural be
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 21 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jun 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on placing cables underground for national energy infrastructure associated with energy parks in areas (a) of high outstanding natural be
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jun 2025
Answer published
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The Government’s policy on undergrounding is set out in the energy National Policy Statement for electricity networks (EN-5), which se...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Electricity: Meters
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