Richard speaks in debate about the siting of solar farms on agricultural land

Last week, Richard attended a debate in Westminster Hall about Solar Farms on Agricultural Land.

Summarising his contribution, Richard Fuller MP said:

My neighbouring MP, Ben Obese-Jecty and I both intervened in the debate.

We share significant concerns about the East Park Energy solar “farm” proposal which will be a massive blight on the countryside of North Bedfordshire and sprawls over the border into Huntingdonshire.

I asked the Minister if the criterion of avoiding “best and most versatile” agricultural land remained in place following the December government announcement to rush through proposals. 

The Minister’s response did not really allay my concern that this criterion has been dropped or de-emphasised. She mentioned a couple of times that solar uses “less than 1% of agricultural land” to my mind implying that this government don’t really care as much as the last government in protections for our farm land use.

The video showing the interventions can be watched at https://youtu.be/UJS7eLhI3_I

You can read more about solar farms and the East Park Energy proposal on Richard's page at https://www.richardfuller.co.uk/campaigns/solar-farms

 


 

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