Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90209

Food Supply

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of solar farms on levels of food security.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Only 0.1% of land is used for solar, and half of the agricultural land generating solar power is still producing food. Solar farms are not a risk to food security and instead help play an important role in diversifying farm income and decarbonising our ec...
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