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Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage nature-positive renewable energy development.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage nature-positive renewable energy development.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Government will ensure that the protection of nature is embedded into the delivery of clean power and we will be driving for nature to not only be protected but restored through clean power infrastructure. In delivering our Clean Power Action Plan, we are...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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