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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Solar Power

Commons · Question 27866 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sir John Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.

Answer

Answered by Uma Kumaran, 16 Sep 2026

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) uses solar panels across its UK and overseas estate, including Hanslope Park in the UK and photovoltaic (PV) arrays at UK diplomatic locations such as Tunisia, Jordan, The Gambia and Zimbabwe. Depend...