Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which offshore windfarms in the Contracts for Difference scheme have been granted a postponement of the sale of their offshore transmission owner assets; and how long each such postponement is.

The Government has granted time-limited exemptions for offshore wind farms in the Contracts for Difference scheme to sell their transmission assets. The exemptions were decided on a case-by-case basis and were subject to public consultation. They are as follows:

- Walney Extension was granted a nine-month exemption to June 2020;

- Hornsea 1 was granted a six-month exemption to July 2021;

- Beatrice was granted a 12-month exemption to October 2021;

- East Anglia One was granted two exemptions of three and 10 months to April 2023;

- Triton Knoll was granted a 9-month exemption to July 2023; and

- Moray East was granted a 6-month exemption to March 2024.