Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 93785
Drax Power Station: Timber
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Drax's sourcing from old growth forests in Canada on the UK's environmental and sustainability commitments.
Answer
Michael ShanksLarge-scale biomass generators must comply with sustainability criteria which include wide ranging environmental protections regarding biodiversity, legal and sustainable harvesting, maintenance of forest productivity, and social criteria pertaining to in...
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