Industrial Development: National Grid

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Business and Trade

Tabled

29 May 2026

Target answer date

2 Jun 2026

Answer

8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 29 May 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with the Office for Investment to align the strategic site identification process with available grid headroom for industrial developers.

2. 2 Jun 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 8 Jun 2026

   Answer published

   The SSA programme is currently undergoing Treasury approvals. The team is developing a final site selection approach and supporting methodology to identify and assess suitable sites. This includes considering grid connectivity and available headroom as pa...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.