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Solar Power: Reservoirs

Asked by Lincoln JoppConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 April 2025UIN 37519

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36002 on Solar Power: Reservoirs, which legislation could impact what can and cannot be done regarding installing solar panels on a

Answered by Emma Hardy

While Defra is responsible for policy on water, including on reservoirs, it is not responsible for the legislation that is likely to apply concerning the installation of solar panels on a reservoir.

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