Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 70276

Drax Power Station: Environment Protection

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of biomass generation at Drax Power Station on the environment.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government published an impact assessment in early 2024 as part of the consultation on proposed support options for large scale biomass generators, including Drax. This assessment was consistent with the views of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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