Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to develop the offshore wind industry in Scotland.

The UK is open for business.

The UK is a leading destination for investment in offshore wind.

We have put in place a long term policy framework that gives certainty to developers to invest in offshore windfarms. Neart na Gaoithe, a project off the coast of Scotland, was awarded a Contract for Difference (CFD) in the first allocation round.

Officials are working with this Developer on the implementation of their Supply Chain Plan and to boost UK content.