Priti challenges Labour over pylons
Witham MP Priti Patel yesterday challenged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Labour Energy Minister Michael Shanks over their plans to bulldoze our countryside to make way for over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines across the East of England, including through the Witham constituency. Speaking in the House of …
Arrogant Labour Minister refuses to meet to discuss offshore grid
Witham MP Priti Patel has slammed arrogant Labour Ministers for refusing to engage in discussions over the development of an offshore gird instead of pursuing the National Grid’s plans to cover the countryside in pylons and overhead powerlines in the East of England. Priti had written to junior energy minister …
Concerns raised as Labour Government drops offshore wind farm coordination plans
Witham MP Priti Patel has slammed the Labour Government for ceasing work on plans to develop greater coordination between offshore wind farms. The Energy Minister, Michael Shanks MP, has announced that the Labour Government will no longer fund the Offshore Coordination Support Scheme (OCSS), which was exploring options to reduce …
Priti raises pylon concerns in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has used the King’s Speech debate to highlight ongoing local concerns about the National Grid’s plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead power lines across the East of England, including around 50 more pylons in the Witham constituency. Speaking in the House of …
National Grid’s proposals for new pylons and overhead power lines in your area
The National Grid are currently consulting on plans to impose around 100 miles of new overhead power lines and more than 500 large steel framed pylons in East Anglia between Norwich and Tilbury, including through this part of Essex. This consultation is taking place prior to a planning application being …
Priti comments on electricity grid options report
Witham MP Priti Patel has commented the publication by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) of a report outlining a series of options to transmit electricity generated from offshore wind farms to the grid. The report examines nine different options, which include alternatives to the National Grid’s current plans to cover …
Pull the plug on pylons!
Priti raised the National Grid’s disastrous plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury. Ms Patel urged the Government to do the work; commit to delivering the offshore grid that will provide more investment and growth in renewables and pull the plug on …
Opposition to National Grid’s pylons plans raised by Priti in Parliament
Local and regional opposition to the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead powerlines in the East of England was highlighted by Witham MP Priti Patel in a parliamentary debate today (25 October 2023). During the debate on the planning considerations for renewable energy infrastructure, …
Priti slams National Grid pylon plans in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has slammed National Grid’s plans to cover the countryside in the East of England with metal pylons and overhead powerlines. Speaking in the House of Commons, Priti called on the recently appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho MP, to meet …
Anger in Ardleigh as villagers reject ‘bribes’ for pylons
Retired film-maker Christopher Hamblin is unmoved at the prospect of a lump-sum payment from developers to compensate him for the electricity pylons and cables they want to build near his village in the east of England. “That’s the trouble with these guys — they know the price of everything and …