David T C Davies
Main Page: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)(13 years, 3 months ago)
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Gregory Barker
The hon. Lady makes some valid points in a sensible way. She is right to say that we need to do a lot more to help the poorest. There is a debate about rising block tariffs, but they, too, can have perverse consequences. We are determined to simplify the tariffs system, and I would like to do that on the basis of consensus. If she would like to contribute to the thinking, I invite her to meet me and share her ideas.
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
8. What progress he has made on the feed-in tariff review; and if he will make a statement.
Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)
14. What recent progress he has made on the feed-in tariff review; and if he will make a statement.
The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker)
The first comprehensive evidence-based review of the feed-in tariff scheme has started. It will consider all aspects of the scheme, but we will fast-track consideration of large-scale solar projects with a capacity of more than 50 kW and farm-scale anaerobic digestion projects. Above all, we want to provide a sustainable platform for ambitious growth across the range of renewable technologies, and to work collaboratively with industry to achieve that.
David T. C. Davies
I welcome the Minister’s answer. Will he assure the House that the review will ensure that there are no perverse incentives to build smaller schemes operating at a higher capacity? If he has time in his ministerial diary, he is welcome to visit Monmouthshire, where we have three excellent hydroelectric schemes up and running.