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982669

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date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biofuels: Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of domestic wood production that has been used for fuel purposes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission published these data in ‘Forestry Statistics 2018’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Deliveries of UK grown softwood, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Woodfuel</p></td><td><p>Deliveries to all markets</p></td><td><p>% of total deliveries used by energy markets</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>10,547</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>10,903</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>10,265</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>10,419</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>10,478</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: industry surveys, industry associations.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.</li><li>Includes shavings and poles. Quantities for some uses are estimates by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Deliveries of UK grown hardwood, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Woodfuel</p></td><td><p>Deliveries to all markets</p></td><td><p>% of total deliveries used by energy markets</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: industry surveys, industry associations.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of hardwood grown in the UK and estimates for woodfuel and other uses.</li><li>Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy.</li><li>The apparent increase woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.</li></ol><p>Other includes round fencing and roundwood exports.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 14:22:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982674

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of (i) virgin wood and (ii) waste wood used in the UK in each of the last five years; and what proportion of each were (A) domestically produced and (B) imported.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>UK production, imports, exports and apparent consumption are shown in Table 1. Around 80% of wood used in the UK is imported. The volume of waste wood delivered to market is shown in Table 2. Data on the volume and proportion of recycled [waste] wood used over the last 5 years that has been imported is not held. The majority of wood and wood products imported are made from virgin wood.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. Volume of wood consumed in the UK (millions of cubic meters of Wood Raw Material Equivalent).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK production<sup>2 </sup></p></td><td><p>Imports</p></td><td><p>Exports</p></td><td><p>Apparent consumption</p></td><td><p>% of wood consumed that is imported</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>42.2</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>46.8</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>49.3</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>49.6</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>56.5</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>50.3</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2. Deliveries of recycled wood to wood processing and energy markets.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used in panels production</p></td><td><p>Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used for woodfuel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,683</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,152</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,302</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,388</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,583</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018)</p><p>Based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, UK overseas trade statistics (HM Revenue &amp; Customs) and conversion factors to Wood Raw Material Equivalent (WRME)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Excludes recovered paper.</li><li>UK production of roundwood is estimated from deliveries to wood processing industries and others.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 14:01:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982676

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the available supply of UK-sourced virgin and waste wood that has been used for (a) wood panel manufacturing, (b) sawmill products, (c) paper manufacturing and (d) wood fuel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>This data is published in Forestry Statistics 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Imports<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood fibre<sup>3,4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>3,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td><td><p>1,687</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><td><p>1,749</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>3,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,059</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p><p>based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li><li>Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.</li><li>Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Imports<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood fibre<sup>3,4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>3,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td><td><p>1,687</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><td><p>1,749</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>3,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,059</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 3</strong> <strong>Inputs for the integrated pulp &amp; paper mills<sup>1</sup>, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>83</p></td><td><p>548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>97</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>101</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>61</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>based on data from: UK Forest Products Association</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Excludes inputs of recycled paper and cardboard. All inputs are softwood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 4</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Inputs for woodfuel<sup>1</sup>, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1,2</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood<sup>4,5,6</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td><td><p>3,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>3,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>4,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p><p>based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, Wood Recyclers Association.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>The apparent increase in woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 partially reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>Material reported as sales/use for woodfuel by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers, but may have been used for other purposes.</li><li>Post consumer recovered wood, comprising wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li><li>Figures for 2014 to 2017 relate to capacity, rather than consumption.</li><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 14:19:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982677

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) proportion and (b) volume of domestic forestry stock being sold in the UK in the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish availability forecasts for softwood and hardwood. The proportion of this resource that reaches market will depend on market conditions and the wishes of those that own woodland. In the period 2013 – 2016 annual softwood production varied between 13 and 14 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 16.5 millon m<sup>3 </sup>over bark standing. Softwood production in 2017 was 13.3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 17.1 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 forecast of softwood availability for the forest estate in Great Britain is an average of 15.2 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing per annum over the next 50 years. This availability exceeds current production levels. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Softwood availability is forecast to reach 18.4 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in the period 2027 – 2031. Hardwood availability is forecast to reach 3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in 2042 – 2046. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Roundwood availability forecasts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>thousand cubic metres overbark standing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual average in the period</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total softwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>4,577</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>9,928</p></td><td><p>16,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>10,656</p></td><td><p>17,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>4,113</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>11,346</p></td><td><p>17,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>18,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>3,916</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>12,062</p></td><td><p>17,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>3,237</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>15,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>9,257</p></td><td><p>13,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td><td><p>8,266</p></td><td><p>11,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>2,259</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>8,566</p></td><td><p>12,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>7,966</p></td><td><p>12,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total hardwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>3,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,364</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of hardwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014)</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The estate of the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales is assumed to be managed according to current management plans; note both Forestry Commission Scotland and Natural Resources Wales intend to cap production below the level set out in this table.</li><li>For softwood, private woodland is assumed to be managed in a way that maximises total production.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>More recent softwood availability forecasts, covering a 25 year period only, are available from the NFI web pages at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><ol><li>In private woodland, hardwood harvesting is assumed to be limited to areas with evidence of recent thinning activity. If these woodlands were managed to maximise total production, the forecast would be much higher, as illustrated in the full National Forest Inventory report available at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><p> </p><ol><li>An update to these figures is due to be published in 2020.</li></ol><p> </p><p>To convert ‘overbark standing’ into green tonnes multiply by 0.818 (for softwood) and by 0.900 (for hardwood).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 176547 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:39:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982679

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the price of (a) virgin and (b) waste wood in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish timber prices indices based on sales of sawlogs and standing timber from the public forest estate. No assessment of trends in the price of waste wood is made<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Forestry Commission Timber Price Indices are available online: <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/timber-statistics/timber-price-indices/" target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/timber-statistics/timber-price-indices/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 14:04:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982680

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the security of wood supply in the UK will reach its peak based on current levels of new forestry planting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish availability forecasts for softwood and hardwood. The proportion of this resource that reaches market will depend on market conditions and the wishes of those that own woodland. In the period 2013 – 2016 annual softwood production varied between 13 and 14 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 16.5 millon m<sup>3 </sup>over bark standing. Softwood production in 2017 was 13.3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 17.1 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 forecast of softwood availability for the forest estate in Great Britain is an average of 15.2 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing per annum over the next 50 years. This availability exceeds current production levels. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Softwood availability is forecast to reach 18.4 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in the period 2027 – 2031. Hardwood availability is forecast to reach 3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in 2042 – 2046. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Roundwood availability forecasts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>thousand cubic metres overbark standing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual average in the period</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total softwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>4,577</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>9,928</p></td><td><p>16,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>10,656</p></td><td><p>17,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>4,113</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>11,346</p></td><td><p>17,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>18,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>3,916</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>12,062</p></td><td><p>17,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>3,237</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>15,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>9,257</p></td><td><p>13,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td><td><p>8,266</p></td><td><p>11,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>2,259</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>8,566</p></td><td><p>12,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>7,966</p></td><td><p>12,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total hardwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>3,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,364</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of hardwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014)</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The estate of the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales is assumed to be managed according to current management plans; note both Forestry Commission Scotland and Natural Resources Wales intend to cap production below the level set out in this table.</li><li>For softwood, private woodland is assumed to be managed in a way that maximises total production.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>More recent softwood availability forecasts, covering a 25 year period only, are available from the NFI web pages at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><ol><li>In private woodland, hardwood harvesting is assumed to be limited to areas with evidence of recent thinning activity. If these woodlands were managed to maximise total production, the forecast would be much higher, as illustrated in the full National Forest Inventory report available at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><p> </p><ol><li>An update to these figures is due to be published in 2020.</li></ol><p> </p><p>To convert ‘overbark standing’ into green tonnes multiply by 0.818 (for softwood) and by 0.900 (for hardwood).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 176545 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:39:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

982682

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the environmental effect of burning wood as an energy fuel source; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	176548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Domestic wood and coal burning are the single largest contributors to our harmful particulate matter (PM) emissions. These sources accounted for 38% of total PM<sub>2.5</sub> emissions in 2016 and are forecast to account for 41% by 2020. A wood burning stove can emit more PM than a diesel HGV or passenger car.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 May 2018 we published our draft Clean Air Strategy for England for consultation. The strategy includes plans to introduce new environmental legislation which will ensure only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale and only the cleanest stoves will be available to buy and install in England. Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 August 2018 we published a further detailed consultation on our proposals to phase out sales of the most polluting domestic fuels in England.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of introducing new legislation my Department has been working with industry sectors to introduce voluntary initiatives. This has seen the introduction of Ecodesign Ready labelling by the stove industry in February 2017, which brings in emission standards ahead of the EU Regulatory deadline of 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We have also worked with the wood fuel industry on the Ready to Burn scheme which was launched in autumn 2017 (<a href="https://www.readytoburn.org/" target="_blank">https://www.readytoburn.org/</a>). The scheme informs consumers about the importance of using clean, quality wood-fuel to improve air quality which will reduce harmful emissions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, my Department has also been working with other industry sectors, such as chimney sweep organisations to provide advice to consumers in their own homes. This has resulted in an informative website (<a href="https://burnright.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://burnright.co.uk/</a>) which provides clear advice on the procedures to follow when lighting a stove to minimise smoke emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The UK uses internationally agreed sustainable forest management principles to ensure that only sustainably sourced wood – from both domestic and international suppliers - is used as fuel. Around 42% of woodland in the UK is currently not under active management, and increased demand for wood fuel is helping to bring more woodland into active management under the UK Forestry Standard, which helps to drive improved habitats and biodiversity, as well as improved tree health and increased resilience to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/10/2018 14:09:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760080

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers from his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>There has been extensive engagement at ministerial and official level between Defra and the devolved administrations (DAs). The Secretary of State made it a priority to engage with Scottish and Welsh Government counterparts by making phone calls during his first week of office.</p><p> </p><p>This summer, the Secretary of State meet with the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary, Fergus Ewing, at the Royal Highland Show on 22<sup>nd</sup> June, and the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary, Lesley Griffiths, at the Royal Welsh Show on 24<sup>th</sup> July. The Secretary of State also met with the Permanent Secretary in Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) at the Antrim Show on 22<sup>nd</sup> July.</p><p> </p><p>Minister Therese Coffey met with Fergus Ewing MSP during a forestry visit to Scotland on 27<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State met ministerial counterparts in the Welsh and Scottish Governments, along with a senior official from DAERA (NIE), on 25<sup>th</sup> September for on-going discussions on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The next meeting is currently being planned for the end of October.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/10/2017 11:48:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731424

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in England and Wales have received their full 2016 CAP Pillar 1 payments; and how many such farmers are yet to receive their full balance.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>Under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England, 85,197 eligible farmers (99.2% of the total), as of 28 June 2017, have been issued a 2016 BPS claim payment. In addition to the claims which the Rural Payments Agency cannot pay due to legal reasons, such as probate, there are 243 BPS 2016 claims still to complete processing. The Rural Payments Agency continues to deal with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.</p><p> </p><p>Pillar 1 payments in Wales are devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2017 12:23:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr