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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement to include £20 million of ring-fenced in the fourth allocation round of the Contracts for Difference Scheme, what target is in place for electricity gigawatt output generated through tidal marine energy.

The £20 million ring-fence of UK government funding for Tidal Stream was announced on 24^th November. The Government has no specific target for gigawatts of capacity from tidal sources.