Clause 40
Energy Bill
2:00 pm
Hugo Swire (East Devon, Conservative)
Will the Minister just pause for a second and then elaborate slightly on the planning issues? Did he say—or did I mishear—that the same planning requirements would be brought to offshore proposals? He has not mentioned tidal turbines and other ways of generating electricity—he is talking about cables at the moment—but is this the time to tell the Committee what planning requirements would apply to offshore tidal turbines and other ways of generating electricity offshore?