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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the draft budget for Auction Round 5 of the Contracts for Difference Scheme will be published.

A draft timeline for Allocation 5 is available on the Contracts for Difference microsite.^[1]The Government will publish details of auction parameters, including the final budget, ahead of the round opening in March 2023.

^[1] https://www.cfdallocationround.uk/publications/draft-allocation-round-5-timeline