Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77887

Biofuels

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Anna Dixon

LabourShipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that revised sustainability criteria for biomass are in place before new Contracts for Difference are finalised for (a) Drax and (b) Lynemouth power stations.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Revised sustainability criteria for large scale biomass generators, such as Drax and Lynemouth, were published on 10 February 2025 following a consultation.https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transitional-support-mechanism-for-large-scale-biomass-...

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