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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-03-29more like thismore than 2017-03-29
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the net cost to the public purse was of the (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic consumer Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Great Britain in each year since 2012; and what the budget is for subsidy payments to existing and future participants in those schemes in each year between 2007 and 2012; what assessment he has made of the need for a cap on the RHI schemes' overall expenditure; and if he will undertake a review of the (i) efficacy of such schemes and (b) costs of importing wood pellets. more like this
tabling member constituency Vauxhall more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Hoey more like this
uin 69876 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-04-24more like thismore than 2017-04-24
answer text <p>(1) The budget and net cost of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes in Great Britain are set out below. The Non-domestic RHI started in November 2011 and the Domestic RHI was launched in April 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget*</strong></p></td><td><p>£56m</p></td><td><p>£70m</p></td><td><p>£251m</p></td><td><p>£424m</p></td><td><p>£430m</p></td><td><p>£640m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subsidy cost</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Non-domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>£1m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£16m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£54m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£149m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£298m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£459m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>£23m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£77m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£91m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Programme cost**</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Non-domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£8m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£6m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Domestic</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£7m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£5m</em></p></td><td><p><em>£4m</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£21m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£66m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£187m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£387m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£560m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data to end-Feb 2017. All figures rounded to nearest £1m.</p><p>* Budget is for subsidy payments only</p><p>**Programme costs include scheme development and administration costs</p><p>(2) A budget cap was introduced to the RHI in Spring 2016, so the schemes can be closed to new applicants if the annual budgets are at risk of being exceeded.</p><p>(3) The RHI schemes are evaluated regularly. The results of previous evaluations are available here:-</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/renewable-heat-incentive-evaluation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/renewable-heat-incentive-evaluation</a></p><p>(4) The government reviews the cost of wood pellets as part of periodic reviews of RHI tariffs. This was last done in 2016 as part of the RHI reforms which will be implemented this year. The share of imported wood pellets used by RHI participants is not known.</p>
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-04-24T15:37:49.35Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-24T15:37:49.35Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
210
label Biography information for Baroness Hoey more like this