The Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, Reform UK’s Luke Campbell, has said he is “delighted” with the region having secured the joint highest grant from the Government’s Mayoral Renewables Fund.
The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) has successfully bid for £700,000 that will be used by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council to fund renewable projects to reduce their energy costs over the next 25 years by installing solar panels on buildings at various sites.
The region has secured the joint highest grant from the total £9.2 million awarded by Government. The Government say that, across the country, these schemes could save around £35 million on energy bills, while improving energy security and creating jobs.
Mr Campbell said:
“This is funding we’ve only been able to access through having a new Mayoral Combined Authority. I know how challenging it is financially for councils at present, so I am delighted we have secured this funding which will help them save on their energy bills over the coming years.”
This comes at an interesting time for Reform UK as this week the party’s Deputy Leader, Richard Tice MP, has written to the leaders of some of the UK’s largest renewable firms such as Orsted and Scottish Power, to say that if Reform form the next Government, which Mr Tice claims is “now more likely than not,” their Government would “immediately reassess all Net Zero commitments.”
Mr Tice shared this letter via an X (formerly Twitter) post in which he added
“Net Stupid Zero is ruining our countryside & economy. Reform intend to stop it.”
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