| Heading: |
Drax Power Station: Subsidies |
| Question ID: |
1806582 |
| UIN: |
55015 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4806 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Claire Coutinho
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Claire Coutinho
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason his Department has not conducted an impact assessment of its proposed extension of the Drax Power Station subsidy arrangements. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
We are conducting a rigorous economic assessment of the proposed support for Drax, including detailed value for money analysis. Our current analysis shows that the new arrangement will halve the level of consumer subsidy compared to existing arrangements.... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |