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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2025

Debate

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Contribution

One of the things that motivated me in the Bill is the fact that this clause has, in essence, a motivation for the Forestry Commission to adopt a lot of renewable energy projects in order to pay for its own expenses and operational costs. I am not convinced that that is what we should necessarily be trying to do; nor do I want to stand in the way of the Forestry Commission engaging in renewable energy projects because quite a lot of its land would encourage that.

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