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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of introducing enhanced capital allowances on the development of energy storage and other low carbon technologies.

The Carbon Trust, which delivers the Energy Technology List on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, are currently conducting an initial study to consider whether there is a cost-effective case for incorporating Electrical Energy Storage Technology into the Energy Technology List. The study has sought from the outset to engage with stakeholders from across the industry, including those in Scotland, and we look forward to receiving the study’s findings in due course.