Question follow-through · 123849
Wind Power: Radar
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled New radar systems to unlock offshore wind, published on 20th March 2026, what contingency plans are in place if the radar upgrades do
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled New radar systems to unlock offshore wind, published on 20th March 2026, what contingency plans are in place if the radar upgrades do
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will continue to work closely to ensure that proposed wind farms can operate at their design capacity and for which MOD consent has been granted. Any necessary conti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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