Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7826
Solar Power: Land Use
Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's planning policies on large-scale solar farms on food (a) production and (b) security in England.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe total area used for solar farms is very small, and – even in the most ambitious scenarios – solar farms will occupy less than 1% of the UK’s agricultural land, causing minimal impact on food production. We produce 62% of all the food we need, and 75% ...
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