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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been paid in subsidies to off-shore wind farms in each of the last two years.

Offshore wind projects currently receive support under the Renewables Obligation scheme. Support for each of the last two years is shown below in nominal prices:

Source Ofgem:

Renewables Obligation library: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/contacts-publications-and-data/publications-library-renewables-obligation-ro

Renewables Obligation Annual Report 2014-15: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-annual-report-2014-15

Renewables Obligation register: https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportManager.aspx?ReportVisibility=1&ReportCategory=0