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Housing: Pylons and Solar Power

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 April 2025UIN 41525

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has held with Cabinet colleagues on the extension of the £250 reduction in electricity bills for those living within 500m of a pylon to those living near to NSIP level solar farms.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Ministers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regularly engage with Cabinet colleagues to deliver the government’s priorities, including matters relating to planning and energy infrastructure.

I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for Energy to Question UIN 39293 on 24 March 2025.

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