{"value":{"id":1908121,"askingMemberId":5216,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3564","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support small-scale onshore wind projects.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4998,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government recognises the important role small-scale onshore wind can play in achieving our decarbonisation goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports small-scale onshore wind through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), a mechanism that ensures homes or farms with wind turbines receive payments for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also consulting on proposals to introduce a new permitted development right for small-scale, non-domestic wind turbines in England, making it easier for businesses, farms, and public sector organisations to install a single turbine for microgeneration, without needing to submit a full planning application, subject to safeguards.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Wind Power: Government Assistance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908121","method":"GET"}]}