Rather than paying farmers to produce less food, using FarmTax to force them out of business to release land for housing and farming solar farms, we urgently need to be increasing UK food production for our food security, affordability, and to reduce massively wasteful food miles & emissions.  

Having spent 12 years working on the SubStations at Necton to help Necton and other affected villages get the community benefit and compensation they need I’m very concerned by this latest proposal.

I have been following closely the news that a solar farm application is being proposed near both Little Dunham and Great Dunham.

George Freeman, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, responds on behalf of the Government to a debate on the planning issues around large solar farms and the impact on the rural environment.