Member

So now we get to the heart of the matter. I have seen with my own eyes that there is little incentive to tell the truth on large-scale solar over the heads of the little people, because they believe that Mr Miliband will simply rubber-stamp their proposals regardless of the facts, without the appropriate level of scrutiny, honesty or integrity. There is no recognition by developers—many of them foreign investors, as my noble friend said—that food security is even a thing. My amendment would stop the bad behaviours by promoters who think that by stringing together smaller schemes into a big one the NSIP process will give them a free pass. It would also stamp out the threats with menaces over CPOs. My amendment would prevent local people being airbrushed from key decisions affecting the most productive landscapes. It would ensure that there is accountability for those faceless investors who are driving this gold rush and do not give a jot about the countryside, still less our ability to feed ourselves.