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Solar Farms and Battery Storage

Proceeding contribution from Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 June 2022. It occurred during Debate on Solar Farms and Battery Storage.

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward this important debate. Is there not a danger that we swap the drive towards energy security for food security? Should we not set a balancing target for food security in this country from the current 60% to, say, 75%, where it used to be? That would prevent planning consent being given for sites such as the one near Old Malton, in my constituency, which is 70% best and most versatile land. Does he agree that giving consent for such land is absolutely inappropriate, and that councils should take food security into account in their decisions?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
715 c388WH 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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