| Heading: |
Biofuels: Timber |
| Question ID: |
1811007 |
| UIN: |
58612 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4441 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Oliver Dowden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Oliver Dowden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that wood from primary forests will not be used for the generation of energy. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-18 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
We have strengthened the sustainability criteria for large-scale biomass generation from the previous government to ensure wood from primary forest is not used for energy generation. Under new arrangements as part of the Low Carbon Dispatchable Contract f... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |