Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 73694
Countryside and Farms: Solar Power
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to prioritise industrial rooftops over (a) arable farmland and (b) countryside fields for solar panel locations.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government incentivises industrial rooftop solar in various ways, including permitted development rights, favourable tax treatment, and the Smart Export Guarantee. Solar is part of our strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings. It wil...
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