Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 17 March 2022Answered: 24 March 2022
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Dame Angela Eagle)
Only 0.1% of land is used for solar, and half of the agricultural land used for generating solar power is still producing food. Solar farms are not a risk to food security. Instead, they play an important role in diversifying farm income and decarbonising our economy.