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Solar Power: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent support his Department has provided to startups in the solar sector.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 25 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 29 Jun 2026
Answer: 3 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent support his Department has provided to startups in the solar sector.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government supports startups in the solar sector by creating a strong market framework and enabling innovation-led growth. This includes support through UK-wide innovation funding delivered by UK Research and Innovation and Innovate UK, open to busine...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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