Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22659
Agriculture: Land Use
Tabled: 18 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024
Question
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a national monitoring system to track agricultural land being developed for ground mounted solar.
Answer
As the Prime Minister said at PMQs last week, we must protect our nation’s food security and therefore our most valuable agricultural land. As per planning policy, local planning authorities should consider all the benefits of the best and most versatile ...
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