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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 303
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 304
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 304
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 41
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307
24 Mar 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 74
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 192
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 190
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 166
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 198
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 179
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 117
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 194
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 183
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 196
2 Apr 2025 - Onshore Wind and Solar Generation - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 100
2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14
2 Apr 2025 - Driving Licences: Zero Emission Vehicles - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 101

Speeches
Bill Esterson speeches from: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill Bill Esterson contributed 4 speeches (678 words) 2nd reading Saturday 12th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Bill Esterson speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (57 words) Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury
Bill Esterson speeches from: Scunthorpe Steelworks Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (186 words) Monday 7th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Bill Esterson speeches from: Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (141 words) Monday 7th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport
Bill Esterson speeches from: UK-US Trade and Tariffs Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (64 words) Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade
Bill Esterson speeches from: Disruption at Heathrow Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (83 words) Monday 24th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport

Bill Esterson mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 208 speeches (25,352 words) 2nd reading Saturday 12th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) that economic security and national security are - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 8th April 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister Liaison Committee (Commons) Found: Cadbury; Sarah Champion; Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Florence Eshalomi; Bill Esterson
Monday 7th April 2025 Oral Evidence - Climate Change Committee, Climate Change Committee, and Climate Change Committee Environmental Audit Committee Found: Q33 Bill Esterson: So how quickly do the Government need to follow your recommendations?
Friday 4th April 2025 Special Report - 1st Special Report - Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall: Government response Liaison Committee (Commons) Found: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative; Gosport) Florence Eshalomi (Labour; Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) Bill Esterson
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Power for People, Energy Local, Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru, and OVO Energy Unlocking community energy at scale - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Government response to the consultation on the Economic Licence for Sizewell C, dated 21 March 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Net Zero 55 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP www.gov.uk 21 March 2025 Bill Esterson
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to Great British Energy’s first projects, dated 21 March 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 55 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP www.gov.uk Bill Esterson
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Plymouth Energy Community, Community Energy England, and Repowering London Unlocking community energy at scale - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Heathrow Airport Ltd, National Grid, Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Limited, and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transport Committee Found: Bill Esterson: I thought that I heard you say it.
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Association of Colleges, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, Construction Industry Training Board, and Offshore Energies UK Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from Nigel Donohue, CEO, CIGA Group, to Chair and Minister for Energy Consumers relating to oral evidence session on 12 February 2025, dated 14 February 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Grovebury Road Leighton Buzzard LU7 4ER Tel: 03333 239045 Email: enquiries@theiaa.co.uk Bill Esterson
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Federation of Master Builders, TrustMark, Aldersgate Group, and Trades Union Congress Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Thursday 20th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Public Accounts Committee Found: Q98 Bill Esterson: No, that is fine. Thank you very much, Chair.
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Ofgem, and Ofgem Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - MoneySavingExpert Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope
Monday 17th March 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-03-17 16:30:00+00:00 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Members present: Matt Western (The Chair); Lord Browne of Ladyton; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Bill Esterson

Bill Esterson - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Alistair Macpherson - Chief Executive Officer at Plymouth Energy Community Pete Capener MBE - Interim Chair at Community Energy England Afsheen Kabir Rashid MBE - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Repowering London At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Steve Shaw - Director at Power for People Dr Mary Gillie - Founder and Director at Energy Local Benedict Ferguson - Co-Executive Director at Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru Stephen Harris - VP of Energy Markets and Optimisation at OVO Energy View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Peter Capener MBE - Deputy Chair (Community member) - Impact Committee at Community Energy England Alistair Macpherson - Chief Executive Officer at Plymouth Energy Community Afsheen Kabir Rashid - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Repowering London At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Steve Shaw - Director at Power for People Dr Mary Gillie - Founder and Director at Energy Local Benedict Ferguson - Co-Executive Director at Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru Stephen Harris - VP of Energy Markets and Optimisation at OVO Energy View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Alistair Macpherson - Chief Executive Officer at Plymouth Energy Community Afsheen Kabir Rashid - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Repowering London Pete Capener MBE - Interim Chair at Community Energy England At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Steve Shaw - Director at Power for People Dr Mary Gillie - Founder and Director at Energy Local Benedict Ferguson - Co-Executive Director at Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru Stephen Harris - VP of Energy Markets and Optimisation at OVO Energy View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: UK strategic posture View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: UK strategic posture At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre at the University of Oxford, and former Director of the UK Office of Net Assessment and Challenge at the Ministry of Defence Professor Ciaran Martin - Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the University of Oxford, and former Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre Professor Sir David Omand - Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office Dr Leslie Vinjamuri - Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 30th April 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sue Ferns - Senior Deputy General Secretary at Prospect Jodie Coe - Director of People and Change at Northern Powergrid At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Leah Robson - Founder at Your Energy Your Way Tom Jarman - Director at Low Carbon Journey View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: UK strategic posture At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre at University of Oxford, and former Director of the UK Office of Net Assessment and Challenge at Ministry of Defence Professor Ciaran Martin - Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at University of Oxford, and former Chief Executive at National Cyber Security Centre Professor Sir David Omand - Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator at Cabinet Office Dr Leslie Vinjamuri - Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 20th May 2025 6 p.m. Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 7th May 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Tidal power and the Severn At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sarah Williams-Gardener - Chair at Western Gateway Shaun Gaffey - Senior Planner at RSPB Cymru Dr Athanasios Angeloudis - Reader in Environmental Fluid Mechanics at School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Andrew Garrard CBE - Chair at Severn Estuary Commission Sue Bartlett-Reed - Commissioner at Severn Estuary Commission Chris Mills - Commissioner at Severn Estuary Commission View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Association of Colleges, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, Construction Industry Training Board, and Offshore Energies UK Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Federation of Master Builders, TrustMark, Aldersgate Group, and Trades Union Congress Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Ofgem, and Ofgem Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - MoneySavingExpert Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Ofgem, and Ofgem Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Monday 17th March 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-03-17 16:30:00+00:00 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Written Evidence - Luton Council RFH0056 - Retrofitting homes for net zero Retrofitting homes for net zero - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Written Evidence - Communities for Renewables COM0158 - Unlocking community energy at scale Unlocking community energy at scale - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Written Evidence - Imperial College London WFP0136 - Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from Nigel Donohue, CEO, CIGA Group, to Chair and Minister for Energy Consumers relating to oral evidence session on 12 February 2025, dated 14 February 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Government response to the consultation on the Economic Licence for Sizewell C, dated 21 March 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to Great British Energy’s first projects, dated 21 March 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Prime Minister on supporting growth dated 31 March 2025, including regulators responses to the PM, Chancellor and DBT Secretary of State Liaison Committee (Commons)
Friday 4th April 2025 Special Report - 1st Special Report - Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall: Government response Liaison Committee (Commons)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Plymouth Energy Community, Community Energy England, and Repowering London Unlocking community energy at scale - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Power for People, Energy Local, Community Energy Wales/Ynni Cymunedol Cymru, and OVO Energy Unlocking community energy at scale - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Tuesday 8th April 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister Liaison Committee (Commons)
Thursday 24th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Prime Minister following his appearance before the Committee on 8 April 2025, received on 23 April 2025. Liaison Committee (Commons)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - aql USC0006 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University USC0008 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - OLUWAKEMI ADEYANJU USC0009 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Lancaster University USC0005 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Virgin Media O2 USC0002 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Guralp Systems Ltd. USC0001 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Dr Chapman and Associates Ltd USC0007 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI), University of Southampton USC0034 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - APPG for the Ocean , and APPG for the Ocean USC0031 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Oceanography Centre USC0033 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - RAND Europe USC0035 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University USC0008 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - OLUWAKEMI ADEYANJU USC0009 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - USC0010 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland USC0038 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - European Subsea Cables Association USC0026 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Royal Naval Reserve USC0036 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Vodafone Group USC0037 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law USC0024 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology USC0022 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Indeximate Ltd USC0023 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Windward AI USC0021 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Plymouth USC0013 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Horizon Bridge USC0011 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) USC0014 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Archangel Lightworks Ltd USC0015 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - NORBIT LTD USC0016 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh USC0018 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Luminous Real Estate And Telecom OÜ USC0017 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Crosslake Fibre UK Limited USC0020 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - JISC USC0019 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Alcatel Submarine Networks USC0030 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - EXA Infrastructure USC0029 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Starion UK Ltd USC0028 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - APTelecom USC0027 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - USC0039 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Dundee USC0040 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Keith Schofield USC0049 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - RICS USC0047 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Blue Abyss Global USC0048 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Chatham House USC0045 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Lloyd's Market Association USC0042 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy USC0041 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Archangel Lightworks Ltd USC0015 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) USC0014 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh USC0018 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Luminous Real Estate And Telecom OÜ USC0017 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Alcatel Submarine Networks USC0030 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Windward AI USC0021 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - EXA Infrastructure USC0029 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - APPG for the Ocean , and APPG for the Ocean USC0031 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - JISC USC0019 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Crosslake Fibre UK Limited USC0020 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - RAND Europe USC0035 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI), University of Southampton USC0034 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Indeximate Ltd USC0023 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law USC0024 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Royal Naval Reserve USC0036 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Vodafone Group USC0037 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - APTelecom USC0027 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland USC0038 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Starion UK Ltd USC0028 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Oceanography Centre USC0033 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology USC0022 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 28th April 2025 Oral Evidence - King’s College London, University of Oxford, Chatham House, and University of Oxford National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 16 April 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 23 April 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 28 March 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025 Correspondence - Letter to Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 28 March 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - European Subsea Cables Association USC0026 - Undersea cables Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 1st April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dated 10 April 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) COE0076 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Citizens Advice Scotland COE0063 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for Net Zero COE0064 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Flex Machine COE0065 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - E3G COE0066 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero COE0078 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) COE0079 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - UK Energy Research Centre COE0081 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Octopus Energy COE0075 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Fuel Bank Foundation COE0082 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Socialist Workers Union COE0083 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Citizens Advice COE0077 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Grid COE0080 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Centrica plc COE0062 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Self COE0061 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult COE0070 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Aldersgate Group COE0071 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Grundfos COE0068 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - E.ON COE0067 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - RWE COE0069 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) COE0072 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) COE0074 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Fuel Poverty Action COE0073 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to initial £300 million investment in offshore wind supply chains through Great British Energy, ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, dated 24 April 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Industry relating to publication of the Second Hydrogen Allocation Round Project Shortlist, dated 7 April 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to network reinforcement to support electrification of heat, April 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Aldersgate Group WFP0138 - Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence for the Minister for Industry relating to publication of the Second Hydrogen Allocation Round Project Shortlist, dated 7 April 2024 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to the Energy National Policy Statements Review, dated 24 April 2025 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) WFP0137 - Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - TrustMark RFH0057 - Retrofitting homes for net zero Retrofitting homes for net zero - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Energy Systems Catapult COE0046 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Liquid Gas UK COE0047 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Energy UK COE0048 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Scottish Federation of Housing Associations COE0051 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Electrify Industry, Make UK COE0049 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - British Retail Consortium COE0050 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - EDF COE0052 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group COE0055 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - End Fuel Poverty Coalition COE0053 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Heat Pump Association COE0058 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Energy Saving Trust COE0054 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - So Energy COE0056 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - British Holiday and Home Parks Association COE0033 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mr M J Uffen COE0060 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Nick Canfield COE0032 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - OVO COE0031 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Advice Direct Scotland COE0034 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Energy Action COE0037 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - The MCS Foundation COE0035 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - uSwitch COE0036 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, Centre for Net Zero Market Design COE0038 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - British Beer & Pub Association COE0042 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Andrew Cregan COE0040 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mitsubishi Electric COE0039 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Peter Edmond COE0041 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - COE0025 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - NAPIT COE0043 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Age UK COE0044 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Ember COE0045 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) COE0021 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Chemical Industries Association COE0016 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Institution of Civil Engineers COE0017 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Social Investment Business COE0018 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - 38 Degrees COE0020 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Fair By Design COE0022 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Northern Powergrid COE0026 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Cadent Gas COE0023 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Exergy3 COE0024 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Independent Heat Networks Group (IHNG) COE0027 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Mineral Products Association COE0030 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Redmire Pub Company Limited COE0003 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - AdviceUK COE0028 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Make UK COE0029 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Scalloway Youth & Community Centre COE0005 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Eigen Values Substack COE0004 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Formerly self employed COE0007 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - House of Commons COE0008 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Lancaster University, School of Engineering, and Lancaster University, Management School COE0011 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Thermal Storage UK COE0013 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Net Zero Watch COE0012 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Utilita COE0009 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Self COE0010 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Retired COE0002 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Chartered Institute of Housing COE0014 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Strathclyde COE0015 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Regen COE0001 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Citizens Advice COE0077 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) COE0079 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) COE0076 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - UK Energy Research Centre COE0081 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero COE0078 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - National Grid COE0080 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Ember COE0045 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Age UK COE0044 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - NAPIT COE0043 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Social Investment Business COE0018 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Written Evidence - Chemical Industries Association COE0016 - The cost of energy The cost of energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
25 Apr 2025 National planning for energy infrastructure Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 12 May 2025) The Government is launching an update to the National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure, which govern development consent for major energy installations. One of the leading aims of the policy update is to give greater clarity about the weight planners should give to competing interests including economic, ecological, energy supply and security, and even aesthetic considerations, which can severely slow or even halt infrastructure planning decisions in their tracks. And time is of the essence: Government's Clean Power 2030 target will require most new electricity transmission and offshore wind projects to secure planning consent by next year, and most large-scale onshore projects will need that consent by 2028. The Government has indicated that it wants to remove planning ‘blocks’ to the infrastructure development needed for its energy, industrial and growth strategies – but will these updates to the National Policy Statements fit the bill? Can they really help balance the thorny issues around the competing, legitimate aims and interests of national energy needs, local communities and the natural environment? A key example is the question of electricity cabling: it can cost up to ten times as much to bury power cables as to run them on pylons overhead. But strong community objections to pylons on mainly aesthetic grounds can hold up the necessary planning consents - time that national energy needs, targets and strategy now do not have. Where should the balance lie? Do the policy statement updates do enough to help planners decide? Alongside the Government’s consultation on the new policy statements the Committee is launching a quick call for evidence, seeking stakeholder views on the impact of the policy changes. Many stakeholders will be making detailed submissions to the Government consultation on the same short timeline: the Committee would welcome submission of the “highlights” or key elements of these more detailed responses to Government, to be considered by the Committee and synthesised into our own recommendations to the Government. On that basis, the Committee is seeking evidence submissions by 5pm on May 12th from all interested stakeholders on any or all of the following areas in the three updated National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure: Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1) National Policy Statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3) National Policy Statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5)

Select Committee Inquiry

25 Apr 2025
National planning for energy infrastructure
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 12 May 2025)

The Government is launching an update to the National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure, which govern development consent for major energy installations. One of the leading aims of the policy update is to give greater clarity about the weight planners should give to competing interests including economic, ecological, energy supply and security, and even aesthetic considerations, which can severely slow or even halt infrastructure planning decisions in their tracks. And time is of the essence: Government's Clean Power 2030 target will require most new electricity transmission and offshore wind projects to secure planning consent by next year, and most large-scale onshore projects will need that consent by 2028.

The Government has indicated that it wants to remove planning ‘blocks’ to the infrastructure development needed for its energy, industrial and growth strategies – but will these updates to the National Policy Statements fit the bill?

Can they really help balance the thorny issues around the competing, legitimate aims and interests of national energy needs, local communities and the natural environment?

A key example is the question of electricity cabling: it can cost up to ten times as much to bury power cables as to run them on pylons overhead. But strong community objections to pylons on mainly aesthetic grounds can hold up the necessary planning consents - time that national energy needs, targets and strategy now do not have. Where should the balance lie? Do the policy statement updates do enough to help planners decide?

Alongside the Government’s consultation on the new policy statements the Committee is launching a quick call for evidence, seeking stakeholder views on the impact of the policy changes.

Many stakeholders will be making detailed submissions to the Government consultation on the same short timeline: the Committee would welcome submission of the “highlights” or key elements of these more detailed responses to Government, to be considered by the Committee and synthesised into our own recommendations to the Government.

On that basis, the Committee is seeking evidence submissions by 5pm on May 12th from all interested stakeholders on any or all of the following areas in the three updated National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure:

Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1)

National Policy Statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3)

National Policy Statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5)