Written questions

Wind Power: Aviation

Commons · Question 21014 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 7 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

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

Answered by Michael Shanks, 7 Jan 2025

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...