No. The UK uses a combination of grants and other instruments, including loans, as most appropriate to deliver the intended outcomes and provide the best value for money. The majority of UK ICF will continue to be provided through grants. No existing ICF programmes have been switched from grants to loans linked with the recent announcement of £2 bus fares.

The capping of bus fares announced on 22 July 2026 will have no impact on financing or insurance support provided by UK Export Finance, including for its loan guarantee supporting Dints International’s contract to supply renewable energy and infrastructure work in Angola.

The Government is reprioritising £454 million from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s budget, including by switching £400 million of grant funding set aside for future international climate finance projects into loans. The remaining £54 million savings are expected from underspends in the Department’s budget.

This will provide more flexible ways to meet the Government’s international climate objectives.

The Government remains committed to spending 0.3% of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

We are negotiating an electricity agreement with the EU to reduce the cost of trading electricity with our European partners, strengthen the UK's energy security, support investment in the North Sea, and help deliver our Clean Power 2030 mission.

In line with the outcome of exploratory discussions, the UK and the EU will discuss the relevant rules relating to the promotion of renewable energy. Any commitments in this area, including those relating to Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), remain subject to negotiation.

The terms of any future agreement, including any assessment of its impacts, will be developed through those negotiations.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, using a vision-led approach to identify transport solutions that deliver well-designed, sustainable and popular places.  This should involve understanding and addressing the potential impacts of development on transport networks, and realising opportunities from existing or proposed transport infrastructure, and changing transport technology and usage – for example in relation to the scale, location or density of development that can be accommodated.

Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new NPPF. That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, included proposals relating to sustainable transport and updated policy on the vision-led approach to planning for transport. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.

As set out in the recent UK Steel Strategy, the Clean Industry Bonus element of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme rewards offshore wind developers if they use UK steel in their projects. There are currently no plans to bring the CfD scheme under the remit of the Procurement policy note for steel, and the National clauses of the Procurement Act 2023.

The Department is committed to working closely across Government and industry stakeholders to take forward the actions needed to develop supply chains that are resilient, sustainable, innovative and secure.

Landfill gas remains the highest source of emissions in the waste sector and is a major source of methane. Through the introduction of waste policies, including landfill tax and the collection and packaging reforms, these emissions are declining, and expected to decline further through aging of the landfill population, and the ongoing diversion of biodegradable waste away from landfill.

The Environmental Permitting Regulations require for sites to take measures to capture landfill gas, which may be used for energy generation. In the UK’s most recent National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, it was estimated that 57% of landfill methane was captured in 2024, with 52% being used for energy generation. With the cessation of the Renewable Obligations Certificates for Landfill Gas to Energy Generators, Government has outlined in the Methane Action Plan that it will support increased methane capture from landfill gas sites including through exploring the implementation of a long-term methane capture scheme with suitable transitional arrangements. Defra are currently considering options for a long-term alternative for landfill gas and working closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on proposals for a potential transition scheme.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon Friend the Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) on 2^nd July 2026 to Question 14090.

As set out in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, the government is exploring the possibility of a long-term methane capture scheme alongside suitable transitional arrangements. DESNZ will shortly consult on proposals for a possible transitional scheme, including an anticipated delivery timetable.

Analysis published within the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan indicate that the ending of the Renewable Obligation from 2027 could reduce methane capture at landfills in England from ~54% to ~49% without other measures being put in place. However, under the Methane Action Plan, government is exploring the implementation of a long-term methane capture scheme and will shortly consult on the potential for providing suitable transitional arrangements.

Government is aware that support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme will end for existing landfill gas generators from April 2027, which could affect the commercial viability of these generators.

That is why, as set out in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, Government is exploring the implementation of a long-term methane capture scheme, with suitable transitional arrangements.

DESNZ will shortly consult on these proposals. No final decision has been made, and in assessing the case for any future support, we will consider the outcomes of the consultation process, the economic and environmental impacts, as well as value for money to the taxpayer and billpayer.

Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabilisers used to the amount necessary and incentivise alternative recycling techniques.

Throughout the consultation period and subsequently, the Government engaged with a range of stakeholders from key sectors and has carefully reviewed evidence presented to assess the impact on the market for Air Pollution Control Residues (APCr).

Eligibility for the lower rate of Landfill Tax is set out in the Qualifying Material Order and accompanying guidance; hazardous materials such as APCr are not eligible for the lower rate.

Draft legislation was published for consultation at Legislation Day on 13 July to implement the removal of the exemption for stabilisers used in dredged material from April 2027 and the Government welcomes views from stakeholders on the draft legislation by 7 September.

Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabilisers used to the amount necessary and incentivise alternative recycling techniques.

Throughout the consultation period and subsequently, the Government engaged with a range of stakeholders from key sectors and has carefully reviewed evidence presented to assess the impact on the market for Air Pollution Control Residues (APCr).

Eligibility for the lower rate of Landfill Tax is set out in the Qualifying Material Order and accompanying guidance; hazardous materials such as APCr are not eligible for the lower rate.

Draft legislation was published for consultation at Legislation Day on 13 July to implement the removal of the exemption for stabilisers used in dredged material from April 2027 and the Government welcomes views from stakeholders on the draft legislation by 7 September.

Government is aware that Renewables Obligation support for most landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) generators ends in April 2027, and that this could affect their commercial viability

DESNZ’s assessment to date has focused on generator viability, and the potential impacts of retirement on energy security and methane emissions, rather than a separate quantified assessment of impacts on local authority finances.

Government plans to publish the consultation on transitional support for landfill gas generation in due course, and would welcome responses from local authorities. Any future support would be subject to rigorous value-for-money and impact assessments.

Procurement Policy Notes issued by the Cabinet Office apply to all central government departments, non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies in line with the Cabinet Office's policy remit and apply to contracts in scope of the Procurement Act 2023.

Contracts for Difference (CfDs) act as a revenue guarantee scheme and therefore do not fall within the scope of the Procurement Act and related Procurement Policy Notes do not apply.

The Government remains committed to ensuring that projects supported by public funds, such as Contracts for Difference align with national priorities for economic growth. For offshore wind Contracts for Difference, the Clean Industry Bonus offers extra revenue to applicants who choose to invest in the economic, social and environmental sustainability of their supply chains, and for the latest Clean Industry Bonus round (which opened in May 2026), offshore wind developers can include UK steel manufacturers in their applications.