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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce renewable energy costs by permitting the growth on on-shore wind, following the recommendations of the report by the National Infrastructure Commission, National Infrastructure Assessment 2018, published 10 July.

Onshore wind has deployed successfully to date with nearly 13GW of installed onshore wind capacity now operational across the UK. The Government does not believe that new large scale onshore wind power is right for England, but it could be right for other areas, where local public support exists.

We welcome the publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s Assessment and are considering their recommendations. The Government will respond in due course.