Food Supply
Commons · Question 90209 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of solar farms on levels of food security.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 1 Dec 2025
Only 0.1% of land is used for solar, and half of the agricultural land generating solar power is still producing food. Solar farms are not a risk to food security and instead help play an important role in diversifying farm income and decarbonising our ec...