{"value":{"id":1416111,"askingMemberId":4923,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-01-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-01-26T00:00:00","uin":"110646","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government's tidal power strategy is to complement the UK's energy mix; and if he will make a statement.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1526,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government announced in November 2021 that the fourth Contracts for Difference allocation round will feature a £20million annual ringfenced budget for tidal stream energy. This builds on a long and continuing history of government support for the tidal power sector, and opens up possibilities for Britain’s marine energy sector to play a key role in strengthening energy security and reducing the country’s dependency on fossil fuels.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Tidal Power","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1416111","method":"GET"}]}