UK Parliament / Open data

Untitled Proceeding contribution

Proceeding contribution from Tom Hayes (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. It occurred during Opposition day on Farming and Inheritance Tax.

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that even the most ambitious estimates show we could cover only 1% of agricultural land with solar farms? Does he agree with Tom Bradshaw, the NFU’s president, who told journalists 85 days ago:

“What I do want to say is that an individual solar farm is not something which risks national food security”?

And does he agree with the CLA, which said in 2022:

“Solar is also a valuable diversification and cost reducing land use for farms—helping to shield exposure to volatile agricultural markets”?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
758 cc363-429 
Session
2024-25
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Back to top