United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 907159
Solar Power: Land Use
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18 December 2025
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6 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy.
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18 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy.
Source: Commons
6 January 2026
Answer
Our policy remains unchanged. Solar farms should be built on brownfield sites or previously developed land, wherever possible. Where the development of agricultural land is shown to be necessary, lower-quality land should be preferred to higher-quality la...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-18/907159
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1868160
- uk · wq-1868160 · source updated 6 January 2026