Question follow-through · 7826
Solar Power: Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's planning policies on large-scale solar farms on food (a) production and (b) security in England.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's planning policies on large-scale solar farms on food (a) production and (b) security in England.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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15 Oct 2024
Answer published
The total area used for solar farms is very small, and – even in the most ambitious scenarios – solar farms will occupy less than 1% of the UK’s agricultural land, causing minimal impact on food production. We produce 62% of all the food we need, and 75% ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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