Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 95579

Drax Power Station: Timber

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Barry Gardiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 90099, what his evidential basis is for Drax's policy of not sourcing material directly from old growth areas; and whether his Departmen

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government’s definition of old-growth forest is set out in the terms of the new Low-Carbon Dispatchable Contract for Difference published by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) on 1 December. From 2027 there is no reliance on any other definition ...

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