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Solar Power and Wind Power: Land Use

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 13 June 2025UIN 57693

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many hectares of arable farmland have been reallocated to (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines since July 2024; and how many he plans to reallocate in the next four years.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government does not hold the information requested.

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