Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what capacity of floating offshore wind projects she plans to fund in the next Contracts for Difference auction round.

The Budget Notice for Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for Difference Scheme is due to be published by 13 March 2024. Decisions about funding any technology are determined by the available pipeline of eligible projects. The Government seeks to set the budget at a level that supports competition and delivers on the deployment and value for money objectives of the scheme.