For all of those of us that love and appreciate our beautiful rural and coastal landscapes here in the East, it is clear that the current chaotic “free for all” approach to delivering offshore wind infrastructure is unsustainable in the long term.

If we are to avoid unnecessary damage to our environment, and reduce and mitigate the amount of disruption experienced by communities, businesses and our vital tourism industry, we must develop a proper strategic Plan (an Offshore Transmission Network – also known as an Offshore Ring Main) – one that will be crucial if we are to ensure that we can reach and exceed the Government’s Net Zero targets as well.

That’s why I was delighted to join fellow MPs from Norfolk, Suffolk and now Essex in a meeting with the new Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth (the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) earlier this week – to continue pushing hard on the urgency of this issue.

Yesterday, Minister Trevelyan also held the latest official roundtable on this issue (with BEIS officials, MPs, National Grid, National GridESO, OFGEM, the Crown Estates and industry experts) – and I welcomed the opportunity to hear more about the ongoing Review work, and to have the chance with colleagues to hold the officials to account.

While there much work still needs to be done, I remain committed to working hard on this issue.

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