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1416448

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's press release of 25 January 2022 entitled £60 million boost for floating offshore wind, what the local content requirements stipulated by the match-funded projects are.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	111768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Lead applicants to the Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme needed to be UK-based registered with Companies House. One of the criteria that applications to this innovation and R&amp;D programme were assessed upon was their ability to deliver new and disruptive UK supply chain content. I am pleased that a Doncaster-based ropes manufacturer are partners in two of the successful projects, which serves of a great example of how Yorkshire is benefiting from this Government's programme creating jobs in their constituency</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/01/2022 11:45:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1365911

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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
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 the preferred back up capacity is for electricity generation when there is little wind.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	68983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The Capacity Market is the government’s main tool for ensuring security of electricity supply. ​It aims to ensure there is enough capacity to address peak demand in a wide range of scenarios, such as during periods of cold weather or low wind output. The ​Capacity Market is technology neutral. It does not seek to procure specific volumes of capacity from different types of technology. All types of capacity can participate, including renewable technologies, storage, and demand-side response.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/11/2021 17:45:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1361368

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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
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 steps he is taking to keep in reserve retired gas and coal power stations as a supplementary provision if there are periods of no wind power.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	58703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) has the tools it needs to operate the electricity system reliably, including during periods of low wind.</p><p> </p><p>The Capacity Market is the government’s main mechanism for ensuring security of electricity supply. Through competitive, technology-neutral auctions, it provides all forms of capacity with the right incentives to be on the system and to deliver capacity when needed by increasing generation or by turning down their electricity demand. The volume of capacity procured at these auctions is set based on advice from NGESO, who model a wide range of scenarios – including weather conditions, variability in renewable output, and levels of electricity demand – when producing their advice. The capacity auctions held to date have secured the majority of GB’s capacity needs to meet the forecast peak demand out to 2024/25 at a low cost.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/10/2021 16:50:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1359264

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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
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 his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the UK's floating wind targets ahead of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>A Government priority is the growth of offshore wind to 2030 and beyond. The Government is committed to supporting the development of floating offshore wind, as reflected in the ambitious target of 1GW of floating wind by 2030. As announced in the Net Zero Strategy, this will put the UK at the forefront of this new technology that can utilise the North and Celtic Seas – backed by £380 million overall funding for the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector.</p><p> </p><p>Floating offshore wind projects will be eligible to bid in the next Contract for Difference allocation round, which will open in December 2021. The Government recently announced a minimum allocation for floating offshore wind in this round. This approach will provide the foundation for investment in a sustainable, competitive UK based supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/10/2021 09:48:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1345885

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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
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 plans the Government has for expanding onshore wind power.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	31516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Onshore wind is a key part of the government’s strategy for low-cost decarbonisation of the energy sector. Achieving net zero will require increased deployment across a range of technologies, including onshore wind. Our recent Energy White Paper stated that we will need sustained growth in the capacity of onshore wind over the next decade alongside solar and offshore wind.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we announced on 2 March 2020 that onshore wind and other established renewable technologies such as solar PV will be able to compete in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round. The round will open in December 2021 and aim to deliver up to double the renewable capacity of the last successful round in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/07/2021 16:11:55 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1345498

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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
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 adopt the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation in their 2021 progress report and set a 2030 target for onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	30374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government will respond formally to the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendations by October.</p><p> </p><p>Achieving our ambitious 2050 Net Zero target will require significant increases in renewable electricity generation, and we will need to increase deployment across a range of technologies, including onshore wind. Our recent Energy White Paper stated that we will need sustained growth in the capacity of onshore wind over the next decade alongside solar and offshore wind.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 16/07/2021 10:52:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1342888

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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
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 steps he is taking to make transmission investments to increase electricity network capacity to accommodate the changing electricity generating mix as more renewables from onshore and offshore wind come online.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	25981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Electricity network companies are responsible for building, owning and operating the onshore electricity network, and are regulated by Ofgem, the independent energy regulator, in doing so. Ofgem sets a price control, called RIIO, which sets allowances and revenues for the networks during the price control period, incentivising networks to act efficiently in consumers’ best interests. This ensures there is sufficient capacity on the network to meet demand, including connecting to new renewable generation.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Network Transmission Review (OTNR) is reviewing how offshore transmission can be better coordinated to support the Government’s target of 40GW of offshore wind by 2030, and net zero by 2050. This will support investment in transmission over the coming decades to accommodate the changing electricity generating mix.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/07/2021 13:41:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1343013

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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
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 potential merits of setting a target for onshore wind ahead of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>Renewable technologies will make a critical contribution to meeting our 2050 net zero commitment, alongside firm low carbon power such as nuclear and gas or biomass generation with carbon capture, usage and storage, and a significant increase in flexibility.</p><p>As outlined in the recent Energy White Paper, there is no single optimal mix of technologies to decarbonise electricity generation. Targets can be useful in giving certainty to sectors with long investment horizons, however we do not believe that government should prescribe the proportion of generation that will come from all specific technologies; rather the role of government will be to enable the market to deliver the levels of deployment required whilst minimising emissions at a low overall system cost.</p><p>Whilst the Government has not set specific 2030 targets for onshore wind, we recognise that achieving our 2050 net zero target will require increased deployment across a range of renewable technologies, including sustained growth of onshore wind. This is why we announced on 2 March 2020 that onshore wind and other established renewable technologies such as solar PV will be able to compete in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round. The round will open in December 2021 and aim to deliver up to double the renewable capacity of last year’s successful round.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/07/2021 10:51:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1340060

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total revenue raised for his Department was by The Crown Estate’s auction of Bidding Area 4 in Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	21993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 has not yet concluded and therefore no revenue has yet been received. Future revenue raised will depend on the outcome of the upcoming plan-level Habitats Regulations Assessment, as well as how developers subsequently progress potential projects through to construction.</p><p>The Crown Estate publishes its financial returns in relation to all its activities on an annual basis. This includes a separate report on its activity in Wales - as set out in The Crown Estate’s most recent Wales Highlights Report, total revenue from offshore renewables in Wales in 2020-21 totalled £3.3 million, (£3.4 million in 2019-20). Figures are not published for individual leasing rounds. (<a href="https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/3872/wales-highlights-2021-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/3872/wales-highlights-2021-final.pdf</a>)</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 21994 question first answered 30/06/2021 13:07:19 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1331391

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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
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 potential merits of setting a 2030 renewable electricity generation target for onshore wind; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	13121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>Renewable technologies will make a critical contribution to meeting our 2050 net zero commitment, alongside firm low carbon power such as nuclear and gas or biomass generation with carbon capture, usage and storage, and a significant increase in flexibility.</p><p>As outlined in the recent Energy White Paper, there is no single optimal mix of technologies to decarbonise electricity generation. Targets can be useful in giving certainty to sectors with long investment horizons, however we do not believe that government should prescribe the proportion of generation that will come from all specific technologies; rather the role of government will be to enable the market to deliver the levels of deployment required whilst minimising emissions at a low overall system cost.</p><p>Achieving net zero will require increased deployment across a range of technologies, including onshore wind. Whilst the Government has not set specific 2030 targets for onshore wind, we recognise that achieving our 2050 net zero target will require increased deployment across a range of renewable technologies, including sustained growth of onshore wind. This is why we announced on 2 March 2020 that onshore wind and other established renewable technologies such as solar PV will be able to compete in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round. The round will open in December 2021 and aim to deliver up to double the renewable capacity of last year’s successful round.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/06/2021 12:57:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown