Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 11 July 2018 to Question 161188 on Radar: Scotland, what steps are being taken by his Department with the onshore wind farm industry to ensure that consented onshore wind developments in Scotland which require the implementation of a Military Radar Mitigation Scheme are brought forward into construction and operation.

Developers are responsible for proposing Radar Mitigation Schemes (RMS) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has developed a three-phase mitigation process to assist and address their aspirations. Due to the uncertainties of unproven mitigation technologies, success cannot be guaranteed where wind farms have a proven, adverse impact upon radars, impairing their performance in safety-critical operations.

To date, RMS agreements with two developers have been signed, resulting in the trial and implementation of their proposed solutions in parallel with wind farm construction. A third developer has been unable to identify a suitable mitigation solution. No other onshore developers have formally applied to the MOD for mitigation.