Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport occupies premises owned, leased, and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) who are responsible for building assets, including the installation and use of rooftop solar panels.

Funding support for public bodies to install solar panels has been available through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) with a total of over £3 billion made available up to 2028. Great British Energy (GBE) also supports public sector decarbonisation and the GBE Solar programme is investing £255 million to fund around 250 schools, around 260 NHS sites, and around 15 military sites to install solar panels across the country.