| Heading: |
National Grid: Electric Cables |
| Question ID: |
1792450 |
| UIN: |
HL6543 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2533 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Birt
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Birt
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the relative cost of installing National Grid electricity cables that are (1) suspended from pylons and (2) buried underground. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
2024 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Answering Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Answer text: |
The relative costs of overhead lines and burying underground electricity cables are assessed by National Grid at a project-specific level, with costs varying depending on factors such as the terrain and other site conditions. The Institute of Engineering ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |