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1722071

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Tidal 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 he plans to take to ensure domestic manufactured content is embedded in tidal stream projects.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with tidal stream industry on maintaining high levels of UK content in tidal stream projects.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 23/07/2024 14:57:20 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1722073

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Tidal 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a one gigawatt deployment target for tidal stream energy for 2035.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government will continue to review the merits of setting a target for tidal stream deployment and will continue to engage with stakeholders on this.</p><p>Tidal stream is a home-grown industry of considerable promise, and the UK remains the world leader in tidal stream generation technologies, with over half of the world's deployment of this innovation situated in UK waters.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 23/07/2024 14:55:41 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1683980

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	Tidal 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 her Department is taking to support the (a) development of and (b) private investment in marine energy technologies; and whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the announcement of Horizon Europe Programme funding for the EURO-TIDES multi-turbine tidal energy project.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	10852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to support the development of marine energy technologies through research funding. This is on top of the unprecedented 94MW of tidal stream capacity that has been secured through the Contracts for Difference scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with the Department for Business and Trade on maximising private investment opportunities for the marine energy sector.</p><p> </p><p>The recent success of UK tidal stream developers in securing Horizon Europe funding will be of great benefit to the UK and is representative of the UK’s strength in the tidal sector.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 26/01/2024 11:04:33 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1673895

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Tidal 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 her policy is on new tidal energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>Tidal stream is eligible for the Contracts for Difference scheme, which is the Government’s main mechanism for supporting low carbon electricity generation. So far through this scheme an unprecedented 93.86MW of tidal stream generation has been secured. The budget and final parameters for the next Allocation Round will be published in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2023 07:37:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1667622

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Tidal 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 steps her Department has taken to increase the use of tidal stream renewable energy technologies; and whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on the use of this technology.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Tidal stream is eligible for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the UK’s main mechanism for supporting low-carbon generation. In the last CfD allocation round a record 11 tidal stream contracts were secured with a capacity of over 53MW. This is a world-leading deployment in Scottish and Welsh waters, and the first time that tidal stream power has been procured at this scale.</p><p> </p><p>The Department engages on tidal stream internationally across Europe and beyond, including at the Ocean Energy Europe conference in October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/11/2023 15:33:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1623516

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Tidal 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 UK's tidal power prospects; and whether they have plans to meet Dr Robert Kirby, former Senior Visiting Fellow at the National Oceanography Centre, to discuss what contribution tidal barrages could make to the UK's energy security and net-zero goals.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government undertook a detailed review of the strategic value of a tidal barrage in the Severn – The Severn Tidal Power study – which reported in 2010. Due to the significant costs, environmental and economic impacts, the study concluded that there was no strategic case for a publicly-funded Severn Tidal barrage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains open to considering well-developed proposals for harnessing tidal range energy, including barrage schemes and other alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>Dr Kirkby may wish to write to my office and set out the issues he would like to explore in discussion.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2023 13:35:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1623518

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Tidal Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any study of the tidal power stations at (1) Shashan in China, and (2) Rance in France, including a comparison of the life span and cost of decommissioning nuclear power stations; whether they are aware of any tidal barrage scheme being decommissioned; and how they assess the longevity of tidal power by comparison to other energy sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken any specific studies of the Shashan and Rance tidal power stations nor has it commissioned an assessment to compare the life span and costs of decommissioning for tidal and nuclear power stations.</p><p> </p><p>Any proposed tidal range schemes would need to demonstrate strong evidence of value for money in the context of other low-carbon technologies inclusive of life span and costs of decommissioning, as well as details of their associated energy system benefits and environmental impact mitigation strategies before the Government could take a view on their potential or on the funding models appropriate for exploration.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2023 13:35:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1610533

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Tidal 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of tidal flow power.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s position is that tidal stream power has a role to play as we transition towards a carbon-neutral energy sector. For that reason, tidal stream is included in the scope of the draft National Policy Statement for Energy published in March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on the success of the fourth Contracts for Difference Allocation Round last year in which over 40MW of new tidal stream capacity was secured in Scotland and Wales and the announcement of a ringfenced budget for the fifth round this year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1608516

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Tidal 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 his Department is taking to increase the UK's tidal energy capacity.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	176588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Tidal stream companies are eligible to apply for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the UK’s main mechanism for supporting low-carbon generation.</p><p> </p><p>Tidal stream projects are also eligible for a suite of research funding programmes including the UK Research and Innovation matched Horizon funding.</p><p> </p><p>Tidal stream and tidal range are included in the scope of the draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for Energy published in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/04/2023 10:04:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1608587

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Tidal 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 his Department is taking to incentivise new wave and tidal energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	176614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Wave and tidal energy projects are eligible to apply for the Contracts for Difference scheme. Allocation Round 5 opened on 30 March 2023. The budget available for emerging technologies is £35m, inclusive of a £10m ringfenced minimum for Tidal Stream.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government supports the development of new wave and tidal energy in the UK through a suite of research funding programmes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/04/2023 14:18:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq