Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 21014

Wind Power: Aviation

Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of aviation objections on the deployment of new onshore wind in Wales.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Wales will play an important role in increasing the UK's onshore wind capacity and meeting our Net Zero Ambitions. The Government has set up an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce to identify and address the barriers to increased onshore wind deployment, incl...

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