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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-02-26more like thismore than 2015-02-26
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Biofuels more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the potential contribution of biomass to meeting the 2020 targets of the Climate Change Act 2008; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling remove filter
tabling member printed
Dame Anne McGuire more like this
uin 225559 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-03-04
answer text <p>Biomass is an important part of the UK’s energy mix, playing a central, transitional role in decarbonising the electricity grid. Our support for biomass is part of our wider ambition for a mix of renewable energy sources. Our 2012 Bioenergy Strategy analysis indicated that sustainably-sourced bioenergy could contribute 8-11% to the UK’s total primary energy demand by 2020.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hastings and Rye more like this
answering member printed Amber Rudd more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-04T17:52:05.897Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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label Biography information for Amber Rudd more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire more like this