Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of armed forces pay.”

Tabled: 16 October 2018Answered: 22 October 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

The 2023 generation costs report published under the previous Government shows the levelised cost of electricity to build and operate a new gas-fired power station to be significantly higher than the cost of onshore wind, solar and offshore wind in the most recent renewables auction round. Renewables are a cheaper technology to build and operate than new gas-fired power stations.