Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 109748
Wind Power: Community Development
Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impacts of making community benefit payments for onshore wind developments in England a statutory requirement.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe ‘Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure: working paper’ (published in May 2025) sought views on the level of contributions, calculation methods and the scope of technologies to help assess these impacts to ensure ...
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