{"value":{"id":1702357,"askingMemberId":1796,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-04-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-05-02T00:00:00","uin":"HL3968","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness study, published on 17 April; and what steps they are taking to address the UK’s renewable energy supply chain constraints.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4336,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-05-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The global renewables sector is growing at unprecedented rate putting extreme pressure on supply chains across the world. HM Government has chosen to invest in developing and maintaining a supply chain to support British renewables growth.</p><p> </p><p>This includes over £1 billion of funding through the Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support investments in manufacturing capabilities for key clean energy sectors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government has recently announced the introduction of Sustainable Industry Rewards through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme as well as the ‘primary list’ projects for the £160m Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Renewable Energy: Supply Chains","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1702357","method":"GET"}]}