Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2736

Solar Power: Land Use

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of locating large solar farms on agricultural l

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I regularly engage with my Ministerial colleagues in Defra and other Government departments about land use change.The Government are committed to maintaining the existing strong protections that apply to agricultural land to ensure that our mission to del...
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