DebateGeneral CommitteeTuesday, 9 June 202614:30

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament is reviewing draft amendments to the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2026. Contracts for Difference are government-backed agreements that protect renewable energy generators from volatile electricity prices by guaranteeing a stable revenue stream. This amendment will revise how projects are selected and allocated funding in the next auction round, affecting which renewable projects receive subsidy support and how the costs are distributed across energy bills.

This is a technical but material change to how Britain allocates renewable energy investment. The amendment determines which wind, solar, and other clean energy projects receive government backing, shaping the pace and type of decarbonisation across the country and the cost of electricity for consumers and businesses. Changes to allocation rules can shift advantage between different energy technologies and regions.

Energy & Net Zero Economy & Jobs (General)

MPs most likely to speak

Chris BryantLabour Party

Rhondda and Ogmore

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on energy, economy-jobs, agriculture (302 times, 40pts); Known positions: technology: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, energy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Andrew BowieConservative and Unionist Party

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Shadow Energy Security and Net Zero — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on energy, economy-jobs, agriculture (358 times, 40pts); Known positions: energy: opposed, energy: supportive, energy: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Dr Ben SpencerConservative and Unionist Party

Runnymede and Weybridge

Shadow Science — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on energy, economy-jobs, agriculture (247 times, 40pts); Known positions: technology: questioning, technology: opposed, technology: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Helen WhatelyConservative and Unionist Party

Faversham and Mid Kent

Shadow Work and Pensions — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on energy, economy-jobs, fiscal-policy (165 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, labour-market: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed (30pts)Voting record

James MurrayLabour and Co-operative Party

Ealing North

Chief Secretary to the Treasury — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on energy, economy-jobs, agriculture (339 times, 40pts); Known positions: fiscal-policy: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, energy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

MPs most likely to speak

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