Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of grid connection lead times on the delivery of new housing developments.

Government recognises that grid delays are holding up new housing developments and that action to ensure timely connections for demand is vital for economic growth and decarbonisation.

Government has already unblocked delays to housing developments in West London, working with DNOs to introducing flexible connection arrangements allowing developments to ramp up electricity use over 10 years.

We are now going further to reform the connections process for demand. The Department recently consulted on measures to manage queue oversubscription and enable government to prioritise connections for strategic demand projects, including housing. Government will respond to this consultation in due course.