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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-06more like thismore than 2016-12-06
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Energy: Oils remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of used cooking oil in generating carbon-neutral electricity. more like this
tabling member constituency Selby and Ainsty more like this
tabling member printed
Nigel Adams more like this
uin 56381 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-13more like thismore than 2016-12-13
answer text <p>Defra has not made any specific assessment of the potential benefits of used cooking oil in generating carbon-neutral electricity.</p><p> </p><p>There are restrictions on the disposal of used cooking oil and energy recovery for the production of electricity is one of the available options for managing such waste. As with other biodegradable materials, the energy recovered from used cooking oil is classed as ‘renewable energy’ and counts towards renewable energy targets aimed at decarbonising energy generation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-13T14:11:16.847Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-13T14:11:16.847Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4057
label Biography information for Nigel Adams remove filter