To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what responsibility the proposed Marine Management Organisation will have over planning consents for offshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement. (174149)

The proposed Marine Management Organisation (MMO) would make development consent decisions, where the UK Government have responsibility, for offshore renewable energy projects capable of generating 100 megawatts or less of power.

The proposed Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) would determine applications for development consent for offshore renewable energy projects capable of generating more than 100 megawatts of power. The MMO will advise the IPC on these projects, including on conditions on developments, and will also monitor and enforce compliance.