Onshore Wind Subsidies Debate

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Onshore Wind Subsidies

John Glen Excerpts
Monday 22nd June 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I thank my hon. Friend for that list of supporters and I can indeed give him that confirmation.

John Glen Portrait John Glen (Salisbury) (Con)
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In south Wiltshire the primary concern is about large-scale solar farm applications. Can the Secretary of State outline the implications of today’s announcement for residents of Downton who came to see me about this recently?

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier. We will be looking again at how solar farms get access as part of the feed-in tariff review. They are no longer eligible to access under the renewable obligations.