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<p>National Grid, as the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, are currently running
the first Contract for Difference allocation round. Under the strictures of the process
my Department does not know, at this point of time, information about individual applications,
numbers of applications or numbers that have qualified. As a result the Department
is unaware of any offshore wind projects that will not be supported by contracts for
difference under our Electricity Market Reform project. In addition, any unsuccessful
applicant, should there be any, would have the opportunity to apply for support in
future rounds.</p><p>Furthermore, the Department has not made an estimate of the public
expenditure which has been incurred by (a) the Government, its agencies and non-departmental
public bodies, (b) local authorities, (c) local enterprise companies and (d) charities
to support the development and consenting of offshore wind projects.</p><p> </p>
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