| Heading: |
Agriculture: Land Use |
| Question ID: |
1800191 |
| UIN: |
HL7197 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4953 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Roborough
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Lord Roborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government for how many acres of ‘best and most versatile agricultural land’ (grades 1, 2 and 3A) consent has been granted for solar energy generation as nationally significant infrastructure projects since 4 July 2024. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-27 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4956 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
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| Answering Member handle: |
SharonStevenage
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SharonStevenage
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| Answer text: |
Since 04 July 2024, 6 solar farms have been approved which are located either mostly or entirely on grade 1-3 agricultural land (not distinguishing between 3a and 3b type). Together, these projects have a total area size of 11,671 acres within their Devel... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |