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Solar Power: Oxfordshire

Asked by Calum MillerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 November 2025UIN 88546

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has sought the advice of the office of the Financial Sanction Implementation on reported Russian-linked funding associated with the proposed Botley West Solar Farm.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in taking decisions on applications for development consent for energy infrastructure proposals, it would not be appropriate to comment on matters relating to specific proposals

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