Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the tidal stream energy industry on how GB Energy can support that sector.

Six tidal stream projects were successful in Allocation Round 6, meaning that just over half of the world's tidal stream deployment is in UK waters.

As Great British Energy will be operationally independent, it would not be for Ministers to engage specifically on what support may be provided to specific sectors. The Government believes that tidal stream power has a role to play as we work towards our Clean Power by 2030 Mission. Tidal energy projects continue to be eligible for a suite of research funding programmes, operated both by DESNZ centrally, and, by UK Research and Innovation.