Subject	Predicate	Object
0YQi5Tqb	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	cNGhS1Ba
	answer has answering person	Andrew Campbell Bowie
	answer text	<p>The Government consultation on the draft energy National Policy Statements closed on 23 June and we are reviewing the responses. This included that overhead lines should be the strong starting presumption for electricity networks developments but that in nationally designated landscapes the strong starting presumption will be that the applicant should underground the relevant section of the line. Decisions on which technology would be used for construction would be a matter for the developer. Government officials engage and meet with all devolved administrations, including Welsh Government, as required for policy development and evaluation.</p>
	answer given date	2023-09-07
	answer has answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	written answer has answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	answering body has written answer	0YQi5Tqb
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	answering body has answer	0YQi5Tqb
cNGhS1Ba	question has answer	0YQi5Tqb
Andrew Campbell Bowie	answering person has answer	0YQi5Tqb