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Solar Farms and Battery Storage

Debate on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, in the House of Commons, led by James Gray. The answering members were Mike Amesbury and Eddie Hughes.
Motion that this House has considered planning for solar farms and battery storage solutions. Motion lapsed. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

715 cc386-404WH 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall
Planning for solar farms and battery storage solutions
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Research briefings

Proceeding contributions

James Gray | 715 cc386-7WH (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered planning for solar farms and battery storage ...

Anthony Mangnall | 715 c387WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend has mentioned the NPPF, which I understand is meant to be updated in July this yea...


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James Gray | 715 c387WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes an extremely good point, which I will come back to in one second. The NPPF i...

Mark Pritchard | 715 c387WH (Link to this contribution)

I testify to my hon. Friend’s environmental credentials. He wrote the excellent book “Poles Apart...

James Gray | 715 c387WH (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am grateful to him for the plug. The book is only...

Oliver Heald | 715 c387WH (Link to this contribution)

This is not just happening in the west country; we are getting it in Hertfordshire. We have a num...

James Gray | 715 cc387-8WH (Link to this contribution)

The action group will be reassured that my right hon. and learned Friend takes a keen interest in...

Jim Shannon | 715 c388WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman is raising an important issue. In my constituency, one farmer diversified by p...

James Gray | 715 c388WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Member makes a good point. Of course, food security will be central to our consideration...

Kevin Hollinrake | 715 c388WH (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward this important debate. Is there not a danger th...

James Gray | 715 cc388-9WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the great considerations that we are currently battlin...

Matt Rodda | 715 c389WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman is making a fascinating speech. Does he feel that there is a need to prioritis...

James Gray | 715 cc389-390WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes an extremely good point. We have car parks that are good places to put o...

Brendan Clarke-Smith | 715 c390WH (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. The comments that we heard earlier from colleagues about t...

James Gray | 715 cc390-2WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right and I am grateful for his intervention. It must be done with local consen...

Ian Jnr Paisley | 715 c392WH (Link to this contribution)

I will see who else is bobbing and feels worthy to follow Mr James Gray today, after his Sermon o...

Valerie Vaz | 715 cc392-4WH (Link to this contribution)

Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Paisley, and it is a pleasure to serve under you as Chairma...

Virginia Crosbie | 715 cc394-5WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend the Member ...

Matt Rodda | 715 cc395-6WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for North ...

Ian Jnr Paisley | 715 c396WH (Link to this contribution)

Anthony Mangnall, you have until 10 past 5.

5.7 pm

Anthony Mangnall | 715 c396WH (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Paisley; I shall be brief. You were very kind to describe the speech of my hon. Fri...

Gareth Davies | 715 c397WH (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, given the limited time. He is absolutely right th...

Anthony Mangnall | 715 c397WH (Link to this contribution)

It should come as no surprise that even in south Devon we have heard about the issues concerning ...

Ian Jnr Paisley | 715 c397WH (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Mangnall—an example of less is more. Well done.

5.10 pm

Mike Amesbury | 715 cc397-9WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Paisley. Naturally, I congra...

Ian Jnr Paisley | 715 c398WH (Link to this contribution)

The mover of today’s motion is a polar explorer, a writer of books, and a provider of written int...

Eddie Hughes | 715 cc398-401WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a true pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. Not only will my performance ...

James Gray | 715 c401WH (Link to this contribution)

I understand that my hon. Friend is not the Minister responsible, but did I understand him correc...

Eddie Hughes | 715 c401WH (Link to this contribution)

It was meant to be reassuring. I was just saying that we will maintain the status quo at the very...

James Gray | 715 c401WH (Link to this contribution)

I am terribly sorry and I am grateful to the Minister for giving way away. I do not want to enter...

Eddie Hughes | 715 c401WH (Link to this contribution)

Given that we need to achieve a fivefold increase in solar generation, we are going to have great...

Anthony Mangnall | 715 c401WH (Link to this contribution)

I associate myself with the remarks made by my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire. If the...

Eddie Hughes | 715 c402WH (Link to this contribution)

In the absence of the Minister responsible for housing and planning, I undertake to share with hi...

Ian Jnr Paisley | 715 c402WH (Link to this contribution)

James Gray has 50 seconds to wind up.

5.29 pm

James Gray | 715 cc402-4WH (Link to this contribution)

It has been a unanimous debate this afternoon, Mr Paisley. All of us, on all sides of the House, ...

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