Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to respond to the call for evidence entitled Land rights and consents for electricity network infrastructure, which closed on 15 September 2022.

The Government has made it a priority to review current land rights and consents processes and whether they are fit to facilitate meeting the government’s mission for clean power by 2030.

We published our response to the Call for Evidence on 2 December, which summarises the responses received from stakeholders to questions on land rights and consents. It also sets out a number of quick-win reforms government is in the process of implementing and announces the government’s plan to consult on further changes.