Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 76031

Solar Power

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on increasing (a) solar and (b) rooftop solar capacity.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Accelerating solar deployment is a key part of the Government’s clean energy mission. As set out in the recently published Solar Roadmap, solar capacity will need to rise to 45-47GW by 2030. Since the Government took office, UK solar capacity has increase...

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