Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential environmental risks associated with the Aquind Interconnector Project.

In taking the decision on any application for development consent for a nationally significant energy infrastructure project, the Secretary of State will consider all relevant matters, including environmental impacts.

Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in determining this planning application, it would not be appropriate to comment on any specific matters regarding the application.