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date	2019-07-08
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
answer › answering member constituency	Kingswood
max answer › question first answered	2019-07-16T14:42:53.263Z

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registered interest

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08/07/2019

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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201

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Biofuels

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25259

	pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK biomass energy industry to be completely sustainable.

tabling member constituency

Newcastle-under-Lyme

tabling member printed

Paul Farrelly

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274460

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

11/07/2019

answer text

The UK Government has introduced mandatory sustainability criteria for biomass for heat and power generation. These are some of the most stringent criteria in Europe.The sustainability criteria ensure biomass reduces carbon emissions and is sourced sustainably. The criteria include a minimum 60% lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions saving, compared to emissions from an EU fossil fuel comparator for electricity. The calculation requires transport, growing and processing emissions to be included. Generators only receive subsidies for the electricity output which complies with our sustainability criteria.We keep the sustainability criteria under review.

answering member constituency

Kingswood

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Chris Skidmore

question first answered

11/07/2019 13:18:33

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4021

	label	Biography information for Chris Skidmore

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1436

	label	Biography information for Paul Farrelly