Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 24 March 2022Answered: 31 March 2022
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
Ministers in my Department have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters, including solar policy, but the large-scale solar projects that are given to the Secretary of State to make quasi-judicial planning decisions on are not part of such conversations. Solar power remains a hugely important part of our energy mix. It is the cheapest and fastest to deploy, and will be a key part of how we meet our mission for clean power by 2030.