Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 4
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Require Government to provide ten sitting weeks for Select Committee National Policy Statement scrutiny.
Recommendation
Given that the Government, in its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, is seeking to disapply the current requirement for the Secretary of State to respond to any resolutions made by a committee in either House of Parliament, we recommend that the Government, in future, ensures that: a. Select Committees are provided with at least ten sitting weeks in which to consider future National Policy Statements and proposed amendments to an existing NPS, b. this period should never commence before the conclusion of the department’s related public consultation process, and c. Parliament has a period of at least ten sitting days, in which consideration of the recommendations of a Select Committee can take place, before the NPS or amended NPS is designated by the relevant Secretary of State. (Recommendation, Paragraph 9) The new strategic framework for energy infrastructure planning
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 November 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗