Question follow-through · 89094
Pylons: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pylon infrastructure along the Norwich-Tilbury coastline on (a) protected coastline habitats, (b) birdlife and (c) other species
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pylon infrastructure along the Norwich-Tilbury coastline on (a) protected coastline habitats, (b) birdlife and (c) other species
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
Due to the role of ministers in the planning system, we are unable to comment on individual planning applications. Any project must comply with all relevant regulations, including the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 which protect des...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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