Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure their plans for clean energy (1) meet sustainable development targets, and (2) protect the environment; and how they plan to make their plans and progress transparent to the public.

As set out in the Clean Power Action Plan, we are committed to nature restoration and to ensuring joined up delivery of our climate and nature targets. We are considering how to use clean energy development to fund nature recovery unlocking a win-win outcome for the economy and for nature. We will be launching an engagement exercise this year to invite communities, civil society and wider stakeholders to submit their ideas on how government can best encourage nature‑positive best practice into energy infrastructure planning and development.