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Commons · Question 81516 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the £75 million allocated to Great British Energy solar panels will be spent on (a) administrative and (b) consultancy costs.

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 Oct 2025

The GBE Solar Scheme is a jointly funded scheme between GBE and the UK government. £75 million capital spending was allocated to the scheme earlier this month boosting the £180 million joint capital funding by HM Government and GBE, initially launched in ...