Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to provide the full £557 million allocated for future Contract for Difference auctions.

On 11 October Government confirmed that up to £557 million would be made available for Contracts for Difference auctions for new generation projects using less established renewable technologies. Government also confirmed that the next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.

No decisions have yet been made regarding the timing of subsequent auctions, or the budget that will be made available in any particular auction.