Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that all new contracts for wind farms at sea include clauses to ensure that the developer and operator must specify before a contractual agreement how the development will benefit the adjacent coastal communities.

The Government recognises that communities hosting clean energy infrastructure should benefit from doing so. While community benefits for offshore wind are currently delivered voluntarily, Government is exploring the introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme across low‑carbon technologies. The offshore wind industry has well-established community benefit schemes providing funds for coastal communities.