“To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proposals the Electoral Commission has for changing the rules on referenda.”
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
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.