HC Deb 16 October 2001 vol 372 c1220W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on the environmental implications of overhead powerlines; and if she will make a statement. [3847]

Mr. Wilson

I have been asked to reply.

The Department has received representations on the possible health effects of overhead lines. Overhead lines, however, remain a cost-effective and acceptable means for transferring power from producers to the consumer.