Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to make new National Grid connections on new renewable energy projects in the UK.

The Government recognises that lengthy connection dates offered to renewable energy projects can create delays. Work is underway to release network capacity and improve the connection process, which should bring connection dates forward for renewable developers, amongst others. Government will publish a connections action plan jointly with Ofgem in the summer to build on this work and set out longer-term reforms to ensure that network connections support our net zero and energy security objectives.