Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64979

Biofuels: Afghanistan

Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the UK has imported (a) wood pellets and (b) other biomass from Afghanistan in the last 10 years.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The UK does not import wood pellets or biomass from Afghanistan for fuel or electricity generation. There are no plans to import wood pellets or biomass from Afghanistan.
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