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431661

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the implications for her policies on support for community-based renewable generation projects are of the proposed changes to the feed-in tariff scheme and HM Treasury's decision to remove such projects from tax relief.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	17392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Part of the purpose of the feed-in tariff (FIT) review consultation was to gather views on the broader economic impact of the proposed changes. We also sought views on whether the scheme should be focussed towards specific groups or sectors which might, for example, include households or communities. We had a strong response from community energy groups via the consultation and workshops.</p><p>The actual impact on the community sector will depend on the options taken forward after all responses to the consultation have been considered. We are currently analysing feedback submitted during the consultation and intend to publish a Government response as soon as possible.</p><p>The purpose of the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes is to provide funding to smaller higher-risk companies that would otherwise struggle to access finance to develop and grow. To ensure that the schemes are well targeted and deliver value for money, the government announced at the Autumn Statement the exclusion of all remaining energy generation activities from the schemes. This follows the exclusion of certain types of energy generation in 2012, 2014 and 2015, including most recently the announcement that the provision of reserve energy generating capacity and the generation of renewable energy benefiting from other government support by community energy organisations would be excluded from the schemes with effect from 30<sup>th</sup> November 2015, as well as from Social Investment Tax Relief when that scheme is expanded. These changes help to ensure that higher risk investments are not crowded out by lower risk investments.</p><br /><p>We will continue to work with the community energy sector over the coming months to develop a joint approach that addresses the priorities of the sector and satisfies our overarching objective of cost-effective emissions reductions.</p><br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/11/2015 14:52:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1691339

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated for the Contracts for Difference : Allocation Round 6.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	15414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Budget Notice for Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference Scheme is due to be published by 13 March 2024. The Government seeks to set the budget at a level that supports competition and delivers on the deployment and value for money objectives of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 28/02/2024 17:32:48 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713821

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the budget for Pot 1 of the Contracts for Difference AR6 to ensure that Government targets for established technologies are met.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO (NG ESO) is currently assessing applications to Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference scheme. Later this year, the Secretary of State will have an opportunity to review the budget following receipt of the formal valuation of applications from NG ESO.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 16:04:22 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1713822

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of lowering the market reference prices for the Contracts for Difference AR6 on the (a) budget that can be allocated to projects during the auction, (b) number of projects that can be awarded in that round and (c) total capacity that will be secured through AR6.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The reference prices we use for the Contracts for Difference budget are an output from the Department’s main power model and are characteristic of decarbonisation pathways that are net-zero consistent.</p><p> </p><p>Budgets are set based on a wide range of factors such as an assessment of the pipeline of projects that could participate in the auction, rather than being a pre-determined monetary constraint. If reference prices were higher or lower, the budget would change accordingly, and approximately the same capacity would likely be successful in the auction.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 30/04/2024 16:05:35 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1714026

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR6 Allocation Framework 2024, Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR5 Allocation Framework 2023 and Appendix 2 of the Contracts for Difference AR4 Allocation Framework 2021, what methodology her Department used to calculate the market reference prices for the years 2026-27 to 2030-31; and for what reason it has been set lower than previous Contracts for Difference Allocation Rounds.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	23952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the accompanying note to the Budget Notice[1], the reference prices we use for the CfD budget are an output from the Department’s main power model and are characteristic of decarbonisation pathways that are net-zero consistent. Wholesale electricity prices are driven by many factors including electricity demand profiles, the plants that generate to meet this demand, as well as fuel price assumptions and carbon price assumptions. Changes in reference prices between rounds depend on the assumptions used in power modelling and the delivery years for each allocation round.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The accompanying note to the Budget Notice can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcontracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-6-statutory-notices&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9ba5023041b04ec6760908dc692d94b9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638500891684410764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WunRH0cV5boaGDFHmPM1SJU%2BmksN%2FI1bxKETyzzMG1A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-6-statutory-notices</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 01/05/2024 05:23:52 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1718035

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2024 to Question 23797 on Renewable Energy: Finance, what approximate capacity her Department expects to be successful for the Contracts for Difference AR6.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	26275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO are now reviewing the applications against Contracts for Difference qualification criteria. The volume of capacity successful will depend on a range of factors including the volume of eligible applications, and subsequent bid prices. We cannot pre-judge the outcome of AR6.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 17/05/2024 13:28:30 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1718932

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is for announcing the final revised budget for contracts for difference allocation round six.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	26758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>National Grid ESO are currently reviewing applications against the published CfD qualification criteria. The outcomes of this process will dictate timings for when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will decide whether an increase to the budget is appropriate. The different timeline scenarios are published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfdallocationround.uk%2Fnews%2Far6-core-parameters-published&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C35c7daa723de42ec78e108dc79b43a4b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638519062177322102%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IJreLNHWN1BG7lCsxM7favds8S5jUAPhH4RxKjTlCxU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.cfdallocationround.uk/news/ar6-core-parameters-published</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 21/05/2024 16:39:40 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1341245

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to prepare for the Contracts for Difference Auction Round 4 taking place in 2021, in relation to dedicated capacity; and what steps he is taking to put in place strike price arrangements to support tidal stream and wave technology deployment in Welsh waters and across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	23399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>Wave and tidal stream projects remain eligible to compete in Pot 2 for Contracts for Difference auctions. We are currently developing parameters for Allocation Round 4 and will publish these well in advance of the next auction, including consideration of technology-specific minima.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/07/2021 14:23:25 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1341403

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to adjust the parameters of the upcoming Contracts for Difference fourth allocation round to support a green economic recovery following the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	23290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>We will publish specific auction parameters well in advance of the next allocation round. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution set out our very firm commitment to industry, including our plans to strengthen supply chain commitments to boost UK growth. We are also aiming to deliver up to double the amount of renewables we procure through the next Contracts for Difference allocation round, and this will be crucial for stimulating investment in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/07/2021 14:18:06 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1343904

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the potentially eligible capacity in the fourth allocation round for Contracts for Difference in (a) Pot 1: established technologies, including onshore wind and solar PV, (b) Pot 2: less-established technologies, including floating offshore wind, advanced conversion technologies and tidal stream and (c) Pot 3: offshore wind.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>In order to be eligible to bid into the round, projects competing in all pots must first have obtained planning permission from the relevant authority and meet eligibility criteria specific to each technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes the quarterly Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) which provides information on the potential pipeline for renewable technologies. This includes detail on the estimated capacities of known projects that have already obtained planning permission, and those which are currently in the planning process (although will still need to demonstrate compliance with the eligibility criteria before bidding in to the Contracts for Difference Auction). The latest published REPD can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/07/2021 13:41:58 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray