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1724031

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 his Department plans to take steps to provide incentives to local communities for support for onshore wind projects in their areas.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>Communities should benefit from hosting local renewable energy infrastructure and the Government will shortly publish updated community benefits guidance for onshore wind in England. The devolved administrations have their own policies regarding community benefits.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 05/09/2024 09:24:14 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1724161

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of onshore windfarms on (a) the environment, (b) arable land and (c) local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The planning system provides important checks and balances when new onshore wind farms are built, including community engagement and consultation, environmental surveying, and statutory environmental and habitat impact assessments ensuring deployment is sustainable and has community support.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 02/09/2024 06:28:39 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1722483

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of 8 July 2024 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is to start consulting on bringing onshore wind into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>We are consulting on bringing larger onshore wind development back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched today.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 30/07/2024 15:08:46 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1722334

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2024
	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	Wind Power
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative energy conversion efficiency of onshore and offshore wind turbines.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department has internal software tools that it uses to model the performance of a specific wind turbine located in a defined location since the comparative energy conversion efficiency depends on the turbine design and the available wind resource rather than if a turbine is used offshore or onshore. The maximum energy conversion efficiency is theoretically 59.26% (The Betz Limit), but practical turbines have efficiency factors around the 40% range.</p> answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath question first answered 29/07/2024 10:02:39 answering member 2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1714986

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that the concerns of objectors are considered during the development of new onshore wind projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	24198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises there are a range of views on onshore wind, which is why we have ensured community views must be considered. In September 2023, the Government made changes to planning rules in England to ensure that the planning impacts identified by the affected local community are appropriately addressed and the proposal has community support.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 07/05/2024 05:18:23 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1701100

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 steps she is taking to help encourage the development of onshore wind projects.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	21860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Since 2010 there has been an almost fourfold increase in the volume of onshore wind, and the Government continues to incentivise and promote deployment. We have announced that there will be up to £120 million of funding available to support established renewable technologies such as onshore wind in the next Contracts for Difference auction. In England, the Government has also made changes to national planning policy to ensure local authorities can respond more flexibly to suitable opportunities for onshore wind while respecting the views of their local communities.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 23/04/2024 09:58:24 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1693747

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 she is taking steps to ensure that developers of wind farms supply a single point of contact for the public.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	17092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>All applications for development consent are published on the Planning Inspectorates web-site and are publicly available. The information includes details of the applicant and a link to their web-site which also explains the purpose of the project and the applicant's contact details.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:21:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693754

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the switching off of renewable wind power because of grid capacity on household bills.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	17158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to him on 7 March to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-04/16816" target="_blank">16816</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 07:09:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1684223

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	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	Wind Power
	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 many applications for new onshore wind farms have been submitted in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	10899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>According to the Renewable Energy Planning Database, the last year of available published information for the period between November 2022 to October 2023 recorded 90 applications for new onshore wind projects submitted across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2024 14:18:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1682253

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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	Wind Power
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many onshore wind projects consisting of individual turbines were completed in 2023; and what steps they are taking to increase the number of new onshore wind farms.
	tabling member printed	Earl Russell
	uin	HL1596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Government does not routinely collect information on the number of turbines that make up onshore wind farms, with the exception of larger projects tracked by the Renewable Energy Planning Database. Nevertheless, Government sees onshore wind of all sizes as an important part of the energy mix and supports large-scale onshore wind farms through the Contracts for Difference Scheme and small-scale onshore wind farms through the Smart Export Guarantee.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/01/2024 14:33:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4983 label Biography information for Earl Russell