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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 17 2024

Source Page: The Forum for Security Co-operation's work remains vital: UK statement to OSCE
Document: The Forum for Security Co-operation's work remains vital: UK statement to OSCE (webpage)

Found: I wish to conclude by welcoming Denmark to the FSC troika, and to thank Canada for their work as they

Written Question
Electricity Interconnectors
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which electricity interconnector projects (a) have received approval and (b) are awaiting approval; and what the megawatt capacity is of each proposed project.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Ofgem is responsible for awarding regulatory approval to electricity interconnector projects in Great Britain. There are two main routes to regulatory approval, through the awarding of a cap and floor regime, or a merchant route. Including both routes, Ofgem has given approval to the following projects:

  • IFA 2000MW (GB - France)
  • Moyle 500MW (GB - Northern Ireland)
  • BritNed 1000MW (GB - Netherlands)
  • East-West 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)
  • Nemo Link 1000MW (GB - Belgium)
  • IFA2 1000MW (GB - France)
  • North Sea Link (NSL) 1400MW (GB - Norway)
  • ElecLink 1000MW (GB-France)
  • Viking Link 1400MW (GB - Denmark)
  • Greenlink 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)
  • GridLink 1250MW (GB - France)
  • FAB 1250MW (GB - France)
  • NeuConnect 1400MW (GB-Germany)

Ofgem is assessing a selection of projects that applied for regulatory approval through the third cap and floor application window. These results are interim and are being consulted upon. The final decision will be made in summer 2024 by Ofgem. The projects that are awaiting final regulatory decisions are:

  • Aminth 1400MW (GB - Denmark)
  • Cronos 1400MW (GB - Belgium)
  • NU-Link 1200MW (GB - the Netherlands)
  • LirIC 700MW (GB - Northern Ireland)
  • MaresConnect 750MW (GB-Republic of Ireland)
  • Aquind 2000MW (GB - France)
  • Nautilus 1400MW (GB - Belgium)
  • Tarchon 1400MW (GB - Germany)
  • Lion Link 1800MW (GB-the Netherlands)
Written Question
Electricity Interconnectors
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many electricity interconnectors are operational; and what the megawatt capacity is per interconnector.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Great Britain currently has nine operational interconnectors, listed alongside their deployed capacity:

  • IFA 2000MW (GB - France)
  • Moyle 500MW (GB - Northern Ireland)
  • BritNed 1000MW (GB - Netherlands)
  • East-West 500MW (GB - Republic of Ireland)
  • Nemo Link 1000MW (GB - Belgium)
  • IFA2 1000MW (GB - France)
  • North Sea Link 1400MW (GB - Norway)
  • ElecLink 1000MW (GB - France)
  • Viking Link 1400MW (GB - Denmark)
Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 16 2024

Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption
Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF)

Found: In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, for example, tax avoidance represented about 25 per cent of the tax of

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 16 2024

Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital
Document: ADB (PDF)

Found: Denmark and New Zealand are able to make payment of a capital call without further Parliamentary approval

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 16 2024

Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital
Document: IBRD (PDF)

Found: Italy 53 Spain 59 Netherlands 63 Korea, Republic of 67 Switzerland 70 Belgium 74 Australia 77 Poland 83 Denmark

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 16 2024

Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital
Document: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital (webpage)

Found: Germany, France, Italy, India, Republic of Korea, Spain, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark

Select Committee
SCI (Society of Chemical Industries), Synthesia, and Space Forge

Oral Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: Industrial policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: Victor Riparbelli: I am from Denmark originally, if you are wondering where my accent is from.

Select Committee
Gehl Architects

Oral Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: High streets in towns and small cities
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Built Environment Committee

Found: Q106 The Chair: Certainly, in Britain, but I am sure this is true in Denmark as well, many of our

Select Committee
High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Airbus UK, and ABPI (The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry)

Oral Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: Industrial policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: We have wonderful investors from Germany and Denmark, et cetera, who build wind turbines here, but