| Heading: |
Solar Power: Railways |
| Question ID: |
1805094 |
| UIN: |
54162 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5271 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Satvir Kaur
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| Asking Member handle: |
laboursatvir
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@laboursatvir
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of installing solar panels in the unused space between train tracks. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-06 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
Installing solar between train tracks could be a feasible solution, particularly in urban areas where the track is electrified, as there will likely already be an adequately sized grid connection. However, there are some obstacles that may inhibit the dep... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |