Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide an update on their target (1) to increase offshore wind capacity five-fold by 2030, and (2) to approve eight new nuclear reactors.

The Government provided an update on the steps being taken to meet its offshore wind ambition in the Powering Up Britain: Energy Security Plan published on 30 March 2023. Actions to increase deployment include a new £160m fund for floating offshore wind and legislation to streamline the consenting process.

In Powering Up Britain, the Government launched Great British Nuclear (GBN), which is an arms-length body responsible for driving delivery of new nuclear projects, backed with funding. The first priority for GBN is to launch a competitive process to select the best Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies.