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Land: Compulsory Purchase

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37369

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many land transactions for nationally significant projects were via compulsory purchase order since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold statistics on whether land has been acquired via compulsory acquisition.

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