| Heading: |
Solar Power: Batteries |
| Question ID: |
1807788 |
| UIN: |
HL7952 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
891 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to require that solar farm and battery energy storage system developments are backed by sufficient performance or decommissioning bonds to guarantee the removal of infrastructure a |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1603 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
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| Answer text: |
We do not currently have plans to require solar and battery projects to be covered by decommissioning bonds. Solar farms are normally temporary structures and planning conditions can be used to ensure that the installations are removed when no longer in u... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |