Question follow-through · 16407
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme and (b) potential scope for reforming investment mechanisms in renewable energy capacity.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Contracts for Difference scheme and (b) potential scope for reforming investment mechanisms in renewable energy capacity.
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to accelerating renewables deployment to meet clean power 2030 and the Contracts for Difference scheme will continue to be an important element of this. We are working with industry to consider ways this scheme and other energy...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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