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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to continue the Renewable Heat Incentive.

In the 2015 Autumn Statement the government announced continued funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes, with the budget rising to £1.15bn by 2020/21. Reforms to the RHI were announced on Wednesday 14^th December 2016, which are designed to ensure that the RHI focuses on long-term decarbonisation, offers better value for money and protects consumers, supports supply chain growth.