United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5386
Solar Power: Agriculture
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19 May 2022
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27 May 2022 · Answer
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Agriculture
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27 May 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact the development of solar farms on agricultural land on food (a) security and (b) production.
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19 May 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact the development of solar farms on agricultural land on food (a) security and (b) production.
Source: Commons
27 May 2022
Answer
The Government recognises the need to preserve the UK’s farmland. Planning guidance encourages solar projects to use previously developed land, and be designed to avoid, mitigate, and compensate for their impacts. The UK’s high degree of food security is ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-19/5386
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1464454
- uk · wq-1464454 · source updated 27 May 2022