Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68193

Solar Power: Buckinghamshire

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of local authority engagement strategies with residents during the planning of solar developments in Buckinghamshire.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government does not set out or monitor how individual local authorities, including Buckinghamshire, engage residents in the planning of solar developments, in recognition of their autonomy and flexibility to deliver net zero according to each local ar...

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