Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 103511

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Crown Estate's auctions for seabed leases on the cost of offshore wind contracts.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Crown Estate own and manage the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They run transparent, competitive processes that treat bidders equally and balance commercial outcomes alongside its wider environmental, social and economic objectives...

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