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1296875

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 effect of the outcome of the Crown Estate’s Round 4 Offshore Wind Leasing process on the Offshore Wind Sector Deal’s target for 60 per cent UK content by 2030 in offshore wind projects on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	161748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the effect of the Crown Estate’s Round 4 Offshore Wind Leasing process on either the Offshore Wind Sector Deal’s target for 60 per cent UK content by 2030 or on developers’ supply chain plans.</p><p> </p><p>It will be a number of years before any projects from this latest leasing round will be preparing a supply chain plan in order to bid into a Contract for Difference Allocation Round. We will work with all developers to see how we can increase UK economic benefit.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 161749 question first answered 08/03/2021 16:17:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1296876

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 effect of the Crown Estate’s Round 4 Offshore Wind Leasing process on developers’ supply chain plans.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	161749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the effect of the Crown Estate’s Round 4 Offshore Wind Leasing process on either the Offshore Wind Sector Deal’s target for 60 per cent UK content by 2030 or on developers’ supply chain plans.</p><p> </p><p>It will be a number of years before any projects from this latest leasing round will be preparing a supply chain plan in order to bid into a Contract for Difference Allocation Round. We will work with all developers to see how we can increase UK economic benefit.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 161748 question first answered 08/03/2021 16:17:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299778

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 his policy is on the rate of return for shareholders in companies that were successful in Round 4 of the Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing process.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961.</p><p>The rate of return for the shareholders of the companies who were successful in Round 4 are a matter for the companies concerned.</p><p>The Department was not involved in the leasing process. The Crown Estate published information about criteria to be assessed at the pre-qualification and the Invitation to Tender stages, which applied to all bidders.</p><p>We will agree a transformational North Sea Transition Deal to deliver new business opportunities, high-quality jobs and skills, as well as protect the wider communities most affected by the move away from oil and gas production.</p><p>Regarding the annual options fees, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and I are both in agreement that the results are a sign of confidence both in the UK as an attractive place to invest and in our offshore wind market.</p><p>I am aware the Crown Estate will be happy meet the Green Jobs Taskforce, on which trade unions are represented.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 163219 163220 163221 question first answered 09/03/2021 17:14:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299779

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 there are requirements in the Crown Estate offshore wind leasing process for bidders from the oil and gas sector to include workforce transition plans in their applications.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961.</p><p>The rate of return for the shareholders of the companies who were successful in Round 4 are a matter for the companies concerned.</p><p>The Department was not involved in the leasing process. The Crown Estate published information about criteria to be assessed at the pre-qualification and the Invitation to Tender stages, which applied to all bidders.</p><p>We will agree a transformational North Sea Transition Deal to deliver new business opportunities, high-quality jobs and skills, as well as protect the wider communities most affected by the move away from oil and gas production.</p><p>Regarding the annual options fees, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and I are both in agreement that the results are a sign of confidence both in the UK as an attractive place to invest and in our offshore wind market.</p><p>I am aware the Crown Estate will be happy meet the Green Jobs Taskforce, on which trade unions are represented.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 163218 163220 163221 question first answered 09/03/2021 17:14:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299780

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the annual option fees that the Crown Estate will receive from developers of six offshore wind farm sites leased in Round 4 of the Offshore Wind Leasing process.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961.</p><p>The rate of return for the shareholders of the companies who were successful in Round 4 are a matter for the companies concerned.</p><p>The Department was not involved in the leasing process. The Crown Estate published information about criteria to be assessed at the pre-qualification and the Invitation to Tender stages, which applied to all bidders.</p><p>We will agree a transformational North Sea Transition Deal to deliver new business opportunities, high-quality jobs and skills, as well as protect the wider communities most affected by the move away from oil and gas production.</p><p>Regarding the annual options fees, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and I are both in agreement that the results are a sign of confidence both in the UK as an attractive place to invest and in our offshore wind market.</p><p>I am aware the Crown Estate will be happy meet the Green Jobs Taskforce, on which trade unions are represented.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 163218 163219 163221 question first answered 09/03/2021 17:14:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1299781

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that the outcome of Crown Estate’s Round 4 Offshore Wind Leasing process is discussed with trade union representatives on the Green Jobs Taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	163221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961.</p><p>The rate of return for the shareholders of the companies who were successful in Round 4 are a matter for the companies concerned.</p><p>The Department was not involved in the leasing process. The Crown Estate published information about criteria to be assessed at the pre-qualification and the Invitation to Tender stages, which applied to all bidders.</p><p>We will agree a transformational North Sea Transition Deal to deliver new business opportunities, high-quality jobs and skills, as well as protect the wider communities most affected by the move away from oil and gas production.</p><p>Regarding the annual options fees, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and I are both in agreement that the results are a sign of confidence both in the UK as an attractive place to invest and in our offshore wind market.</p><p>I am aware the Crown Estate will be happy meet the Green Jobs Taskforce, on which trade unions are represented.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 163218 163219 163220 question first answered 09/03/2021 17:14:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1300365

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	164456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961. The Government has not made any assessment on the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS. The latest Round 4 seabed leasing round has resulted in six new potential offshore wind projects totalling nearly 8GW.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS was not involved in the design of the bidding process for the Round 4 seabed leasing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 164457 164458 question first answered 11/03/2021 15:41:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1300366

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 advice his Department and its predecessor departments have provided to the Crown Estate on the design of the bidding process used in the Round 4 auction of seabed leasing rights, since the conclusion of Round 3 in 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	164457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961. The Government has not made any assessment on the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS. The latest Round 4 seabed leasing round has resulted in six new potential offshore wind projects totalling nearly 8GW.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS was not involved in the design of the bidding process for the Round 4 seabed leasing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 164456 164458 question first answered 11/03/2021 15:41:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1300367

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 advice (a) his Department and (b) predecessor Departments have provided to Crown Estate on the design of the bidding process used in the Round 4 auction of seabed leasing rights since the conclusion of Round 3 in 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	164458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961. The Government has not made any assessment on the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS. The latest Round 4 seabed leasing round has resulted in six new potential offshore wind projects totalling nearly 8GW.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS was not involved in the design of the bidding process for the Round 4 seabed leasing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 164456 164457 question first answered 11/03/2021 15:41:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1311858

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last reviewed the (a) procedures and (b) methodology used by the offshore wind industry for reporting local content in offshore wind developments at the capital expenditure stage.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	186162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The methodology for measuring the UK content of offshore wind farms was developed by industry via the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) in 2015. Under the framework, the owners of all UK offshore wind farms achieving final investment decision (FID) report their UK content through the trade association RenewableUK.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/04/2021 15:36:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham