Statements Archives - Let's Stop Aquind

Stop Aquind, NON A AQUIND, and Local MPs Work Together to Stop the Aquind Interconnector

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements November 17, 2025November 17, 20250 comments

As you may know our French counterparts Non A Aquind recently visited Portsmouth and the areas along the planned route of the proposed Aquind Interconnector. We may not speak the same language but we and our French counterparts, along with our MPs and councillors, all speak with one voice on the subject of Aquind! United, …

Stop Aquind receives update from the president of NON A AQUIND in France

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements July 30, 20250 comments

France – 24 July 2025 We’ve received an update from our friends in France NON A AQUIND: A meeting with the Minister for energy took place on the 24th July. Aquind still has to go through many hurdles to get their project accepted by France. These steps will be lengthy and will not oblige the …

Press Release: Responding to the Visit of Portsmouth MP’s Stephen Morgan And Amanda Martin to Minister for The Armed Forces Luke Pollard

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements March 16, 20250 comments

Portsmouth, Hampshire – 12th March 2024 Let’s Stop Aquind was pleased that both Portsmouth’s MPs discussed the case against the Aquind Interconnector at their recent meeting with Defence Minister Luke Pollard. We embrace the views expressed by both our MPs, as they highlighted the national security risks posed by the project, alongside longstanding questions over …

Let’s Stop Aquind New 2025 Submission to the Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements February 21, 20250 comments

Portsmouth, Hampshire – 18th February 2025 Let’s Stop Aquind’s response to the Ministry of Defence’s objections to theAquind Interconnector and associated issues You can read the full submission PDF that was sent HERE. The same applies to the letter from Capt Lee McLocklan, Captain of the Base (Portsmouth) and Deputy Naval Base Commander of HMNB …

Press Release: Let’s Stop Aquind Refutes Aquind’s Grossly Misleading Claims About Public Support for Its Unwanted Interconnector Project

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements July 12, 20240 comments

Portsmouth, Hampshire – 10th July 2024 With regulators on both sides of the English Channel(1) minded to reject the Aquind Interconnector(2) and the Ministry of Defence preparing to submit evidence of its “significant national security concerns” around the project(3), Aquind Limited yesterday made grossly misleading claims about the level of public support for the Aquind Interconnector in …

Press Release: Let’s Stop Aquind’s Response To The Initial Project Assessment By Ofgem Of The Third Cap And Floor Window For Electricity Interconnectors

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Statements May 8, 20240 comments

Portsmouth, Hampshire – 19th April 2024 Let’s Stop Aquind (LSA), the Portsmouth based local grassroots movement, considers in this document Ofgem’s Initial Project Assessment of the third cap and floor window for electricity interconnectors1 and CRE ‘s public consultation document on the opportunity for new electricity interconnection capacity between France and the United Kingdom, no …

Setting The Record Straight – Let’s Stop Aquind Corrects Claims Made By Aquind Limited’s PR Representative On GB News TV

by Paul SIMGeneral News, Reporting, Statements August 23, 2023August 23, 20230 comments

Further to Aquind Limited’s PR representative Johnny Stonborough appearing on GB News last week, Let’s Stop Aquind (LSA) feels that it is necessary to rectify the statements he made. Firstly, he referred (at 8 seconds in the clip on X, formerly Twitter) to the “unbelievable” amount of electricity that the Aquind interconnector would apparently bring to …

PORTSMOUTH’S ENVIRONMENT UNDER RENEWED ATTACK AS AQUIND’S OLIGARCHS SEEK TO REVIVE INTERCONNECTOR SCHEME BY JUDICIAL REVIEW

by Group AdministratorStatements, Stop AQUIND Group Library March 8, 2022March 9, 20220 comments

Despite unanimous local opposition, Aquind Limited has revealed that it has launched a legal challenge to the decision to deny it permission to land a cross channel electrical Interconnector cable and fibre optic communications network in Portsmouth. This controversial move puts the environment of Portsmouth at risk from a 5-7 year long building project that …

Response to the Request by the SoS for Additional Clarification by Viola Langley

by Paul SIMStatements December 6, 2021December 6, 20210 comments

I note you have multiple concerns about the application for DCO by Aquind. I have countless much more important concerns than you mentioned in your request to the applicant for additional information. I am bewildered that you should ask such trivial questions when there are huge nationally significant matters put at risk by this project. …