Solar Power: Land Use
Commons · Question 218 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement on Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land, published on 15 May 2024, HCWS466, whether it is his policy to retain
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 23 Jul 2024
The Written Ministerial Statement made in May by the previous government did not change the policy on this matter that is set out in the relevant parts of the National Policy Statement (NPS) for Renewable Energy and the National Planning Policy Framework ...