Therese repeated her request for a moratorium on energy connections on the Suffolk Coast during a debate in the House of Commons last night. Pressing all the way up to the dissolution of Parliament that the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan must be completed before any further connections are offered.
Therese said: “I’ve been concerned for some time about the lack of vision in using new technology to avoid the devastation on the landscape that energy infrastructure, convertor stations and substations would have on the Suffolk Coast. Instead we should be doing everything we can get connections on brownfield sites – such as Bradwell or the Isle of Grain - closer to where the electricity is needed. The voices of the residents of Friston and other affected communities need to be listened to.”
In his response to the debate, the Minister of State for Energy, Justin Tomlinson praised the OffSET (Offshore Electricity-Grid Taskforce) Group of East Anglian MPs and committed to an urgent review of National Grid ESO’s assumptions.
Therese added: “I’m grateful to the Minister for his positive response to our request and I will continue pressing the case with my OffSET colleagues, James Cartlidge and Bernard Jenkin.”
