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	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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, how much Government funding has been spent on subsidising (a) offshore wind, (b) onshore wind and (c) solar for electricity generation in each of the last three years; and what volume of electricity was generated by each of those modes of generation as a result of those subsidies.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	103475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Subsidies for generating electricity from wind and solar PV are paid under three low carbon electricity schemes: the Renewables Obligation (RO), the Feed-in Tariffs (FIT), and Contracts for Difference (CfD) schemes. The Renewables Obligation does not pay a direct subsidy but instead support is provided through tradeable certificates.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of payments made to wind and solar PV electricity generators under the RO and CfD schemes in the last three financial years where figures are available[1].</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the tables below refer to Great Britain only. CfD and FIT are not available in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Breakdown of payments made to offshore wind, onshore wind and solar PV electricity generators by low carbon electricity support scheme:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong>[2] <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2 [3]</p></td><td><p>2,009</p></td><td><p>2,221</p></td><td><p>2,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD[4]</p></td><td><p>295.8</p></td><td><p>587.6</p></td><td><p>1,275.9</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>88.7</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Solar PV</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>549</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the following amounts have been spent in total on FITs. The breakdown for wind and solar PV is not available but solar PV accounts for around 79% of total FIT capacity and onshore wind accounts for around 14%[5].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Total spending on FITs:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total FIT spending – all technologies</p></td><td><p>1,375.1</p></td><td><p>1,409.0</p></td><td><p>1,414.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The amount of electricity generated by these schemes is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3: Generation supported by RO, CfD and FIT for offshore wind, onshore wind and solar PV in Great Britain:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Generation (GWh)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>20,661</p></td><td><p>21,381</p></td><td><p>24,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>2,621</p></td><td><p>5,359</p></td><td><p>9,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT[6]</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>23,281</p></td><td><p>26,739</p></td><td><p>34,101</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>25,409</p></td><td><p>25,379</p></td><td><p>27,599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT6</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>27,260</p></td><td><p>27,377</p></td><td><p>31,058</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Solar PV</p></td><td><p>RO2</p></td><td><p>6,409</p></td><td><p>7,003</p></td><td><p>6,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIT6</p></td><td><p>4,407</p></td><td><p>4,983</p></td><td><p>4,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,836</p></td><td><p>12,015</p></td><td><p>11,689</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Total generation for all renewable technologies is published by BEIS in Energy Trends in 6.1 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are not available broken down by technology for the FITs scheme.</p><p>[2] RO figures for 2019/20 are provisional as not all the certificates have been issued yet and the full notional value of each certificate is not yet known.</p><p>[3] RO figures are based on Ofgem’s certificate report as at 4 August 2020 from their Renewables and CHP Register.</p><p>[4] CfD figures are taken from the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) CfD dashboard, which is available on LCCC’s website.</p><p>[5] Taken from OFGEM’s annual report: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/contacts-guidance-and-resources/public-reports-and-data-fit/annual-reports</p><p>[6] Estimated</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2020 16:49:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1668854

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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 her Department plans to take into account changes in the level of costs when setting the Administrative Strike Price for renewable technologies in Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	1047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government reviews auction parameters, including Administrative Strike Prices, ahead of every Contracts for Difference allocation round. Considering recent price volatility and that no offshore wind technologies were successful in Allocation Round 5, the Government has conducted a thorough review of its cost assumptions ahead of Allocation Round 6. The Government will set parameters that reflect the Contracts for Difference scheme’s objective to encourage low-carbon generation whilst considering net zero commitments, energy security and the likely cost to consumers. Core parameters for Allocation Round 6 will be published in November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1048 question first answered 17/11/2023 07:56:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1668855

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a 50% increase in Administrative Strike Prices; and whether an increase in those Prices applies to all renewable technologies in Allocation Round 6.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	1048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government reviews auction parameters, including Administrative Strike Prices, ahead of every Contracts for Difference allocation round. Considering recent price volatility and that no offshore wind technologies were successful in Allocation Round 5, the Government has conducted a thorough review of its cost assumptions ahead of Allocation Round 6. The Government will set parameters that reflect the Contracts for Difference scheme’s objective to encourage low-carbon generation whilst considering net zero commitments, energy security and the likely cost to consumers. Core parameters for Allocation Round 6 will be published in November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1047 question first answered 17/11/2023 07:56:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1403637

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	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 the estimated additional cost is to consumer bills of the financial commitments aligned with the Contracts for Difference Round 4 auction.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	105612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses and consumers. Contracts for Difference offer value-for-money to consumers and continue to deliver low prices. For example, between the first allocation round in 2015 and the most recent round in 2019, the price per unit (MWh) of offshore wind fell by around 65%.</p><p> </p><p>Competitive auctions are proven to be effective in helping to keep costs down, and this year’s auction has been designed to keep the allocation process highly competitive. The impact will be dependent on the outcome of the competitive auction process, its expectation is that this year’s round will have a relatively small impact on household bills.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/01/2022 16:58:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1418191

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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 the total amount of strike price top up payments made to companies under Contracts for Difference by the Low Carbon Contracts Company was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	James Wild
	uin	114957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Low Carbon Contracts Company publishes information on payments to projects supported by the Contracts for Difference scheme on their Data Portal[1].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2022 15:25:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1418192

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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 the total amount was of payments made by companies under Contracts for Difference to the Low Carbon Contracts Company when strike prices were below market prices in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	James Wild
	uin	114958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Low Carbon Contracts Company publishes information on payments made by generators under the Contracts for Difference scheme on their Data Portal[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dashboards/cfd/actuals-dashboards/historical-dashboard</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/02/2022 18:16:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1685512

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	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, if her Department will allocate funding to (a) planning authorities and (b) statutory consultees to help reduce approval times for renewable (i) generation and (ii) storage projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Measures for improving resource and capability in the Planning Inspectorate and statutory consultees were set out in the Nationally significant Infrastructure Planning Action Plan published by the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Local Communities in February last year (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6960772f53754e6c7f1a08dc26447f7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638427322844915980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6cM9lGBoSaWVbF72oIu0rMQNdS6tr8rLBwPACev%2BXfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan/nationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process</a>), and were then consulted on in July last year. In parallel, provisions for cost recovery were included in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act. That is now being taken forward. This Department does not plan to allocate additional funding to these bodies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/02/2024 12:25:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1422003

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	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 has plans to implement the Contracts for Difference auction and allocation on an annual basis.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	122698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>On 9 February 2022, the Secretary of State announced that Contracts for Difference allocation rounds will be held on an annual basis from March 2023, when the next round (AR5) will open to applications.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-02-09/hcws600" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-02-09/hcws600</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/02/2022 16:40:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

823085

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, for what reasons a second pot 1 auction has not taken place under the contract for difference scheme; and what plans he has to conduct such a second pot 1 auction.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	122768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>No decisions have been made on further contract for difference (CfD) allocation rounds for the Pot 1 technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/01/2018 16:09:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

829885

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing funding to biomass conversion and increase the resources available for wind and solar energy exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	124642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Renewable technologies now form a significant part of the UK’s energy mix, and the recent Clean Growth Strategy sets out policies to continue the expansion of the low carbon electricity sector. Coal to biomass conversions are a transitional technology in the decarbonisation of electricity, with all support under the renewables obligation and contracts for difference (CfD) schemes ending in 2027. We are improving the route to market for renewable technologies such as offshore wind by making up to £557m available for further CfD auctions, and working with industry to develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity. No decisions have been made on further CfD auctions for the Pot 1 technologies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/02/2018 11:48:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse