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National Grid: Rural Areas

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87669

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of difficulties in connecting remote communities to the national electricity grid on rural depopulation.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government has not made an assessment of any relationship between connecting to the electricity network and changes in rural populations.

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