Solar Power: China

(asked on 5th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government which UK-registered firms imported component parts for solar panels that include polycrystalline silicon from China; and how many of these components were sourced from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.


Answered by
Lord Whitehead Portrait
Lord Whitehead
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 18th February 2026

The Government does not hold or publish data identifying which UK‑registered firms imported component parts for solar panels containing polycrystalline silicon from China, nor data on how many of these components may have originated from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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