Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes

Labour — Bournemouth East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 December 2024

Debate

Farming and Inheritance Tax

Contribution

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that even the most ambitious estimates show we could cover only 1% of agricultural land with solar farms? Does he agree with Tom Bradshaw, the NFU’s president, who told journalists 85 days ago: “What I do want to say is that an individual solar farm is not something which risks national food security”? And does he agree with the CLA, which said in 2022: “Solar is also a valuable diversification and cost reducing land use for farms—helping to shield exposure to volatile agricultural markets”?

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