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HANSARD Residential Co-operative Power ProductionI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis) on securing this important debate, and thank him for sharing his thoughts during the conversation that we were…13 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsAs ever, my hon. Friend is well-informed. We are working on all those fronts. FLOWMIS applications closed just two weeks ago, and we are working flat out to analyse them. I hope…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsThe first annual contracts for difference auction—the first that we have ever done—was completed last week and delivered a total of 3.7 GW of renewable electricity, with contracts…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank my hon. Friend, who is an absolute champion of floating wind and the economic opportunities it offers for her area and the rest of the UK. I was delighted to speak to her…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Offshore Wind: Public OwnershipDenmark’s situation, size and industrial history are very different from the UK’s. What I am saying is that the UK is a European and, indeed, a world leader. We have decarbonised…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Offshore Wind: Public OwnershipI will in a moment, if time allows. To achieve our deployment ambitions and secure high-quality local jobs, we must continue to build a robust and competitive UK offshore wind…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Offshore Wind: Public OwnershipI will make a little more progress, if I may. Properly regulated markets that incentivise private capital—or indeed state capital—to invest in the energy system provide the best…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Offshore Wind: Public OwnershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your—as ever—sartorially elegant chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill) on securing this…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI suggest that it is the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues who need to commit to facilitating that in Northern Ireland. Energy is devolved and it is up to them to get the devolved…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his constructive and effective question. He is absolutely right to highlight the challenges of making sure that we have the right transmission and…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsWe are now running these auctions every year, and every year, we will be seeking to get the generation that we require at the lowest possible cost to the consumer. I make no…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, which is a good one. Obviously, we did look at whether intervention, given that prices continue to change after they are set, was the right…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank my hon. Friend, who has been such a consistent champion not only for the power of renewables to meet our environmental challenges but for the economic benefits that come…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsUntil wind capacity is constructed, it is not normally connected to the grid. That which has not been connected to the grid will need to be connected to the grid.12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI do not quite follow the second part of the hon. Gentleman’s question, but I am happy to write to him on that topic.12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsWe typically set out the key auction parameters in November, and those include the ceiling of what we will pay for particular technologies. We do that based on our analysis of…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsWe set the prices, and we immediately learn from each auction. One of the reasons for having an annual auction is that we can quickly adjust and, as I said, projects can then come…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank the hon. Gentleman for revealing the true face of where the Labour party is going. We can go back to the days when we had hardly any renewables, and we can allow Great…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsWe have to set the parameters based on the best information we have. As I say, one reason for moving to an annual round is to allow us quickly to learn the lessons of each round.…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsMay I pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman? I met him in his constituency when I visited the European Marine Energy Centre and saw for myself some of the projects in the water.…12 Sept 2023