Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Will Quince and Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom
I hope I can reassure the hon. Lady that local authority planning processes do always take into account the cumulative impact of yet one more project getting under way. I suppose that this is a question for the Department for Communities and Local Government, but the existing planning arrangements not only allow for proper local consultation and proper consideration of all the alternatives, including undergrounding to take infrastructure right out of sight, but consider what one more project will do and whether things can be brought together. If an area is affected, different projects can be undertaken in the same place, rather than being spread out and ruining the landscape.
Will Quince (Colchester) (Con)
5. What steps her Department is taking to reduce energy bills for businesses and households.