South Holland MP Sir John Hayes has asked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet with him and other local MPs to talk about the impact of the various energy projects on the area.
He used Prime Minister’s Questions last week to raise the issue.
Sir John (pictured) said: “Earlier the Prime Minister made it clear that he understands that global uncertainty makes national economic resilience ever more important, and that energy security and food security are central to that, so why is policy making one the enemy of the other?
“Twelve per cent of our most fertile and productive land – for the food that we need to feed the nation – is being eaten up by giant industrial developments, including pylons with the accompanying infrastructure and huge solar developments.
“Will the Prime Minister meet me and colleagues who feel similarly? By corroding Britain’s food security now, we risk compromising our nation’s future.”
Sir Keir did not appear to take up the offer of a meeting.
He responded: “The right hon gentleman is right to raise food security.
“Obviously, that is one resilience that we need and must protect in this country.
“We also need to move to secure independence of energy, because one thing that is making life so much harder for all those in the food sector is that their energy prices go up every time an international conflict affects the prices here.
“By getting energy independence, which requires infrastructure, we can protect them from that and therefore make them more resilient.”
