Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on households and small‑scale renewable‑energy investors of replacing Retail Prices Index indexation with Consumer Prices Index for Feed‑in Tariff payments; and whether consideration has been given to the potential merits of providing support for scheme participants who entered 20‑ or 25‑year contracts on the basis of RPI‑linked uprating.

An analytical annex, including an assessment of the potential impacts of this policy, was published alongside the Government response.

The Government considers that the change to indexation strikes an appropriate balance between reducing costs for consumers and maintaining investor confidence in the UK’s renewable energy sector. The Government remains committed to supporting accredited Feed-in Tariff generators for the remainder of their support period.