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1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1535318

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much consumers were paid back from renewable energy schemes signed up to the Contracts for Difference schemes in the two quarters since April this year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL2825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Renewable generators signed up to the Contracts for Difference scheme make payments to energy suppliers, rather than directly to consumers.</p><p>The total CfD payments made to suppliers relating to the last two quarters was:</p><p>£258,813,576.63.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 12:22:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1580972

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) community energy, and (2) local energy development; and what funds they make available for such schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Through government funding to local authorities, including the Local Government Finance Settlement, UK-wide growth funding schemes and other grant programmes, the Government is enabling local areas to tackle net zero goals in ways that best suit their needs.</p><p>The Government also funds five Local Net Zero Hubs to support local authorities to develop net zero projects and attract commercial investment. As of January 2023, the Local Net Zero Hubs are working on a pipeline of projects with a projected total capital value of over £4billion.</p><p>Ofgem also supports community energy projects and is now welcoming applications from community interest groups, co-operative societies, and community benefit societies to the Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/02/2023 14:08:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1201434

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of annual contract for difference auctions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	56044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps all aspects of the Contracts for Difference scheme under review on an ongoing basis. In 2018, the Government announced its intention to run auctions under the scheme every two years. The last auction took place in 2019, and the next is scheduled to take place in 2021. The Government recently consulted on a range of potential changes in connection with the 2021 auction and will respond to this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/06/2020 14:23:09 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1201435

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the capacity cap from contract for difference auctions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	56045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Capacity caps can drive competitive auctions and deliver value for money for consumers. In the absence of a capacity cap or similar constraint, competitors in Contract for Difference auctions would have no incentive to bid below the wholesale price of electricity. A capacity cap was first deployed in the third Contract for Difference auction in 2019, which secured nearly twice the capacity of the previous auction with a 30% reduction in clearing prices. We continue to keep all aspects of the Contracts for Difference Scheme under review and will publish auction parameters in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/06/2020 14:27:29 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1221871

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a community energy contract for difference.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	71213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Community projects are already entitled to apply for a contract for difference to build and operate a renewable electricity generating station, provided they satisfy the eligibility requirements of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of the Contracts for Difference scheme under review on an ongoing basis, and the next allocation round is scheduled to take place in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/07/2020 12:02:20 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1243488

	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

1166607

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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 she has plans to undertake a Contract for Difference allocation round for Pot 1 technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	6378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider this issue carefully and will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 04/11/2019 12:30:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1258460

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper, National Infrastructure Strategy, published on 25 November 2020, when he plans to consult on the introduction of more stringent supply chain plan requirements in the Contract for Difference process.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	125225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a consultation on the introduction of more stringent supply chain plan requirements, including a consequence for the non-delivery of Supply Chain Plan commitments, on 24 November. This consultation will close on 18 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS intend to consult separately on the proposed Supply Chain Plan Questionnaire in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/12/2020 10:49:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1463729

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help increase the development of renewable energy.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	3791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text Renewable energy has a central role in the Government’s decarbonisation and levelling-up ambitions. The Government recognises the economic benefits it can derive from renewable energy and is committed to developing these. The Government has taken a number of fiscal steps to support the deployment of renewable energy, including:<p> </p><p>We have moved to annual Contract for Difference auctions, bringing forward the next round to March 2023. This will help to encourage low-carbon generation and provide greater confidence to investors and supply chain companies.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £160 million in offshore wind ports and the supply chain through the Offshore Wind Manufacturing and Investment Scheme (OWMIS) and have announced up to another £160 million to support development of the floating supply chain. We also recently announced £31 million of UK government funding, to be matched by industry, for research and development in this area.</p><p> </p><p>We have cut VAT rates on solar panels, and solar panel &amp; storage packages, down to 0% (from 5% and 20% respectively) to encourage installation.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/05/2022 08:48:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford