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My Contributions
SSEN
Below is a chronologically ordered list of all my contributions and
correspondence regarding the Tealing-Kintore over head pylon line.
28th Oct 2024
21st Oct 2024
I wrote to SSEN to request a Potato Cyst Nematode stocktake.
21st Oct 2024
I wrote to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to ask what assessment he has made of the potential impact of overhead lines on GPS equipment used by farmers.
3rd Sep 2024
SSEN's response to my 21st August letter.
30th Aug 2024
I asked the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the relative costs per km of (a) overhead, (b) underground and (c) offshore electricity transmission cables.
22nd Aug 2024
SSEN's response to my letters raising the concerns of multiple constituents.
21st Aug 2024
I wrote to SSEN to ask why OHL is still favoured even after SeaGreen's successful installation of underground and subsea cabling.
12th Aug 2024
Michael Shanks' response to me asking whether the UK Government will remove the current baseless presumption for the use of overhead lines in the interest of the expedient delivery of new networks to avoid costly enquiries and planning disputes.
2nd Aug 2024
Energy Network Association's response to my letter regarding issues surrounding: Health, Consultations and Comparative Cost Assessment
15th July 2024
I wrote to Ed Miliband to ask if the UK Government would remove the current baseless presumption for the use of overhead lines.
2nd May 2024
I spoke in the National Grid Pylon Debate in Westminster Hall.
1st May 2024
OFGEM's reply to my 24th Apr letter.
24th Apr 2024
I wrote to OFGEM regarding Angus constituents' concerns surrounding the OHL route.
15th Apr 2024
I wrote to Mairi McAllan to request information about how SSEN's project aligns with the Scottish Government's ambitions for a just transition.
15th Apr 2024
I wrote to the Prime Minister to ask if the UK Gov would make funding available for undergrounding.
15th Apr 2024
I wrote to SSEN to express my constituent's concerns. Read the full letter here:
16th Mar 2024
I Spoke at the Angus Pylon Action Group community meeting in Forfar.
19th Feb 2024
I questioned the Government's priorities.
14th Feb 2024
SSEN's response to my December 16th letter.
14th Feb 2023
A map of all upcoming SSEN community consultations.
16th Jan 2024
I questioned the Governments's insistence on installing overhead lines rather than subsea or underground alternatives.
18th Dec 2024
My letter to SSEN regarding constituents concerns about the project.
20th Nov 2023
My written parliamentary question regarding alterntive solutions.
06 Sep 2023
SSEN's reply to my 26th September letter.
21st Aug 2023
My letter to SSEN regarding their OHL plans.
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