Greg Smith said energy policy should not trump food security, saying he had seen thousands of acres in his constituency earmarked for solar.

MPs have raised concerns over agricultural land being used for green energy projects, such as solar panel farms, impacting food security.

Speaking in the House of Commons chamber on Tuesday, Greg Smith MP said he was seeing “thousands of acres” of agricultural land being built on or earmarked for solar farms in his constituency.

The Conservative MP for Buckingham said during an oral answers to questions debate, “The prime minister was very clear that vast swathes of agricultural land would not be lost to solar on his watch, yet I am seeing thousands of acres across my constituency being built out or proposed for solar—from Kimble Wick to Dinton, Ford to Beachampton, and more—including the latest 2,100 acre abomination in the Claydons known as Rosefield.”