Question follow-through · 88546

Solar Power: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has sought the advice of the office of the Financial Sanction Implementation on reported Russian-linked funding associated with the proposed Botley West Solar Farm.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has sought the advice of the office of the Financial Sanction Implementation on reported Russian-linked funding associated with the proposed Botley West Solar Farm.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in taking decisions on applications for development consent for energy infrastructure proposals, it would not be appropriate to comment on matters relating to specific proposals

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Energy: Prices

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the Government has made of the differential impact of increases in energy prices on households in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.

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Energy: Rural Areas

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that the requirements of rural households are addressed in policies aimed at tackling potential increases in energy prices.

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Solar Power: Oxfordshire

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement HCWS1471 of 26 March 2026 on Energy Infrastructure Planning – Botley West Solar Farm, if he will publish the Planning Inspectorate Examining Authority’

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Solar Power: Oxfordshire

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement HCWS1471 of 26 March 2026 on Energy Infrastructure Planning – Botley West Solar Farm, what in his assessment of the Planning Inspectorate Examining Aut