Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent developments in low-head and bi-directional turbine technology and their potential to improve the economic viability and annual energy output of tidal range generation in the United Kingdom.

The Government recognises that advances in low-head and bi-directional turbine technology could increase generation opportunities for tidal range projects. We remain open to considering well-developed proposals for barrages, lagoons and other approaches to harnessing tidal range energy. Any proposal would need to provide robust evidence of whole-system benefits and economic viability, including value for money compared with other low-carbon technologies.