Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 43724
Drax Power Station: Timber
Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to legislate to prevent the Drax power station burning wood from primary forests for producing non-subsidised electricity.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government only provides support for biomass sourced from forests which are sustainably managed.Under the agreed Heads of Terms for short term support from 2027-2031, Drax must source 100% of its biomass from sustainable sources, and must exclude prim...
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