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Written question asked by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Monday, 18 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 October 2021. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what criteria were used to determine that the proposed AQUIND interconnector would be made a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.

Answer

A direction under Section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 was granted for the UK elements of the proposed AQUIND Interconnector on 30 July 2018. This directed that the project should be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project for which development consent is required. The Section 35 Direction sets out the reasoning for the decision. That document is publicly available on gov.uk and can be found using the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742186/Section35DirectionAquindInterconnector.pdf.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
58487
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Infrastructure Electricity interconnectors Aquind
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk