Ninth Report - Revised (Draft) National Policy Statement for Energy

Select Committee
Business and Trade Committee HC 1151 25 February 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 20 items (14 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 12 of 20 classified)
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 1
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Recommendations

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Para 34
The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in...
Recommendation
The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in line with the Government’s Energy White Paper. However, since then, the Government has published a number of key policy documents which are relevant for the … Read more
Department for Business and Trade
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Para 37
We acknowledge the Government’s view that the NPS should not be overly prescriptive to avoid...
Recommendation
We acknowledge the Government’s view that the NPS should not be overly prescriptive to avoid discouraging the development of new technologies. We recognise that the NPS should also facilitate the development of new technologies in this fast-moving sector. We therefore … Read more
Department for Business and Trade
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1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Para 17
We welcome the fact that EN-1 has been revised to reflect the Government’s commitment to deliver net zero by 2050, and to move away from reliance on fossil fuels. Meeting our net zero target will require a significant scale and pace of change in delivering new energy infrastructure. We therefore …
Government Response Summary
The government reaffirms its commitment to net zero and states that draft EN-1 already reflects this commitment and the government's objectives for the energy system.
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4 Conclusion Acknowledged
Para 30
We recognise that the inclusion of specific targets for the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure within the NPS would provide a clear indication of the Government’s intention to deliver net zero—and give practical application to this principle within the planning process. We acknowledge the Minister’s response that the Government’s targets …
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of specific targets for renewable energy infrastructure but states that it has updated the draft EN-1 to reflect the BESS, Net Zero Strategy, Hydrogen Strategy, and government’s ambitions for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS). CCUS and Hydrogen are nascent technologies in the early stages of development and for this reason they do not want the NSIP regime to inadvertently stifle growth and development.
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