Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47380

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps wind energy developers are taking to incorporate nature-inclusive design as standard in offshore wind infrastructure.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra recognises the potential for nature-inclusive design (NID) to have a positive environmental benefit when used in suitable areas of the marine environment. Developers must already follow the mitigation hierarchy to avoid, minimise, mitigate, and comp...

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