Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has conducted of the effectiveness of the feed-in tariff subsidy for solar panels in achieving its objectives; and if she will make a statement.

DECC published an independent review of evidence on the performance and impact of the Feed-in Tariff scheme, undertaken by Dr Colin Nolden, an academic at Sussex University, on 27 August 2015. This evidence review can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme.