Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

  • Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1904More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he intends to publish the Solar Roadmap report.

    Answer: The Government recently announced the re-establishment of the Solar Taskforce to bring together experts from across Government and industry. Publication of the Solar Roadmap will follow shortly and that will set out recommendations on how we and industry ...

    Answered 2 Aug 2024

    Original Parliament record
  • Solar Power: XinjiangDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1457More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy that solar arrays produced using polysilicon mined in Xinjiang province should not be used in the UK.

    Answer: No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identif...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 5Department for Business and Trade5Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 21Department for Culture, Media a…21Department for Education: 1Department for Education1Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 2Department for Energy Security …2Department for Transport: 1Department for Transport1Department for Work and Pensions: 2Department for Work and Pensions2Department of Health and Social Care: 5Department of Health and Social…5Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 44Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…44Home Office: 8Home Office8Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 4Ministry of Housing, Communitie…4Ministry of Justice: 4Ministry of Justice4Treasury: 8Treasury8
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade5
Department for Culture, Media and Sport21
Department for Education1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2
Department for Transport1
Department for Work and Pensions2
Department of Health and Social Care5
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office44
Home Office8
Ministry of Defence1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4
Ministry of Justice4
Treasury8

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