Therese pressed the Prime Minister on National Grid refusing to publish their study of Bradwell as a potential landfall site for cables and interconnectors for offshore wind instead of burdening the Suffolk coast with yet more energy infrastructure at PMQS today.
Speaking in the House of Commons she said: “I know the Prime Minister is committed to energy security and the development of renewables as am I. Only this week, Sizewell started its construction process. However, there is plenty of other infrastructure planned where National Grid plan to use compulsory purchase orders to plough up farmland used for food and tree production, when there are brownfield sites already available connected to the network. National Grid is refusing to publish its study of Bradwell on why they deem it would not be suitable.”
In his reply, the Prime Minister said that “it was important to listen to the views of local communities” and gave his assurances that the relevant ministers are paying close attention to her concerns.
Speaking afterwards, Therese said: “It must be logical to try and prioritise brownfield sites with existing connections to the electricity network over greenfield sites on the Suffolk coast and whilst I’m pleased that National Grid will finally now be undertaking a comparative study, they are still refusing to publish their previous study in full. I’m grateful to the Prime Minister for his response today and I hope it will help persuade National Grid to do the right thing.”
