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887136

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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 make it his policy to support the UK offshore wind industry to produce one third of UK electricity from offshore wind by 2030; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK has the largest installed offshore wind capacity in the world, with around 7GW operational. This will rise to around 10GW by 2020, when we expect offshore wind to provide around 10% of the UK’s annual electricity generation.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government is working with industry as they develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind, which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity, with the opportunity for additional deployment if this is cost effective, built in the 2020s.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/05/2018 16:36:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887137

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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 make an assessment of the accuracy of the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s projection that the sector will create 27,000 skilled jobs by 2030; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>In the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government reaffirmed our future support for offshore wind stating that we would improve the route to market for renewable technologies such as offshore wind through:</p><ul><li>Up to £557 million for further Pot 2 Contract for Difference auctions with the next one planned for spring 2019;</li><li>Working with industry as they develop an ambitious Sector Deal for offshore wind which could result in 10 gigawatts of new capacity, with the opportunity for additional deployment if this is cost effective, built in the 2020s.</li></ul><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been made on the accuracy of the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s projection.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/05/2018 16:36:52 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887138

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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 he has made an assessment of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Offshore wind costs have fallen significantly over the last few years. The cheapest offshore wind projects in the 2017 Contract for Difference Allocation Round cleared 50% lower than the cheapest offshore wind project in the 2015 Contract for Difference Allocation Round. Going forward, the industry expects offshore wind costs to continue to fall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/05/2018 16:37:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

874719

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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 his Department has made of the effect of developing floating offshore wind power technology on the economy of (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	135020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The potential effect on the UK and Scottish economy would depend upon a number of factors including the size of the projects, their individual procurement plans and the levels of local content achieved.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst floating offshore wind is still at a relatively early stage of development, it could have a role in the long-term decarbonisation and contribute to our Industrial Strategy, if it can demonstrate that it can bring down costs and compete with other forms of low carbon generation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/04/2018 13:41:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

874720

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
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 International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the level of potential exports of floating offshore wind power technology in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	135021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The global offshore market is a significant opportunity for UK companies.</p><p>The Department for International Trade works with key UK suppliers, foreign Governments, sector focussed trade associations and procuring authorities to increase exports in the offshore wind sector.</p><p>In addition, UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available for UK exporters throughout the renewable energy sector and welcomes new applications for support. Since 2015, UKEF has provided support on contracts worth over £200m to UK exporters in the offshore renewable energy sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/04/2018 14:54:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

873684

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	134798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Competitive auctions under the Contracts for Difference scheme have successfully delivered substantial new investment and seen the clearing price for offshore wind halve since 2015. This means that we are buying more offshore wind for less and reducing the cost burden of decarbonising our electricity system for consumers. In the Clean Growth Strategy we announced that we would support 10 gigawatts or more of new offshore wind capacity to be built in the 2020s provided costs continue to fall and this remains cost effective.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030. However, we are committed to developing a more secure grid which will help keep prices low for consumers and integrate clean generation<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2018 12:44:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead