The Department has created offshore wind, hydrogen, electricity network, and nuclear champions whose role includes identifying potential risks, barriers and bottlenecks to progress and making recommendations for both the Department and other parts of government where issues cross departmental responsibilities. Planning permission and skills in the workforce are two relevant issues.43 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for planning arrangements.44 The Depar...

The Department has created offshore wind, hydrogen, electricity network, and nuclear champions whose role includes identifying potential risks, barriers and bottlenecks to progress and making recommendations for both the Department and other parts of government where issues cross departmental responsibilities. Planning permission and skills in the workforce are two relevant issues.43 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for planning arrangements.44 The Department told us that the planning system is a key enabler, and that 60% of the nationally significant infrastructure projects over the next decade will rel Type: conclusion | Number: 14 | Response status: accepted Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 4.2 Decarbonising the power sector by 2035, subject to security of supply, is a key aspect of reaching Net Zero and therefore the Power Sector Portfolio reports into Net Zero gov