King's Speech 2024—Key Energy Announcements

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On 17 July 2024, His Majesty, King Charles III, has set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening of Parliament. Key Bills with relevance for the Energy sector include: the Great British Energy Bill, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Crown Estate Bill, Arbitration Bill, Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill. Richard Marsh, partner at BDB Pitmans, Stephanie Hall, solicitor at Davitt Jones Bould, Claire Dutch, co-head of planning at Ashurst, Charlie Reid, planning partner at Ashurst, Matthew Saunders, partner at Ashurst, Rhiannon Webster, solicitor at Ashurst, Matt Worsfold, partner at Ashurst Risk Advisory, and Lucy Bruce Jones, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, provide commentary on these announcements.