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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to review the shared ownership provisions in the Infrastructure Act 2015 (Section 38, Schedule 6) as required by that Act; and what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of shared ownership and community energy in producing an increase in locally supported onshore wind to achieve net zero and meet the UK’s decarbonisation targets.

The Government wants to ensure that local communities are able to participate in, and benefit from, onshore wind developments as the UK increases renewable deployment to reach net zero. The Government is aware of the requirement to review the provisions in Section 38 and Schedule 6 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 and will do so as soon as is reasonably practicable. The Government will also consult in Spring 2023 on local partnerships for communities who wish to host new onshore wind infrastructure in return for benefits.