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1675870

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 regulations are in place to control the (a) sale and (b) use of fuels used in domestic heating and burning.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	5451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>An extensive legal framework is in place to reduce emissions from domestic combustion.</p><p> </p><p>The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force in May 2021 and over two years phased out the sale of traditional house coal for domestic use, prevented the sale of small volumes of wet wood, and placed emissions standards on manufactured solid fuels. In January 2022, new Ecodesign requirements for stoves came into force.</p><p> </p><p>Our Environmental Improvement Plan, published in January 2023, commits us to go even further in driving up stove and fuel standards.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 5453 question first answered 15/12/2023 11:03:26 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1675872

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 (a) regulations and (b) requirements his Department has introduced to control domestic burning since 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	5453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>An extensive legal framework is in place to reduce emissions from domestic combustion.</p><p> </p><p>The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force in May 2021 and over two years phased out the sale of traditional house coal for domestic use, prevented the sale of small volumes of wet wood, and placed emissions standards on manufactured solid fuels. In January 2022, new Ecodesign requirements for stoves came into force.</p><p> </p><p>Our Environmental Improvement Plan, published in January 2023, commits us to go even further in driving up stove and fuel standards.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 5451 question first answered 15/12/2023 11:03:27 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1675873

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the Stove Industry Alliance report entitled, The Contribution of Domestic Burning to UK Particulate Emissions, published on 31 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	5454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra will continue to evaluate new evidence on sources of air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 15/12/2023 10:55:38 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1181931

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 his Department has made of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in grams per tonne of (a) coal, (b) wet wood, (c) kiln dried or seasoned wood and (d) oil for household use burned at home.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	23651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The data is provided as grams per kilogram (rather than grams per tonne) due to the scale of the data. It should be noted that harvested wood for bioenergy is considered to be carbon neutral, with the carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) absorbed as young trees grow compensating for that released by burning.</p><p> </p><p>The CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in grams per kilogram of fuel used are:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Household coal: 683g/kg</p><p> </p><p>(b) Wet Wood: 0g/kg</p><p> </p><p>(c) Dry wood: 0g/kg</p><p> </p><p>(d) Oil for households (referred to as 'burning oil’ in the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory): 859g/kg</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2020 12:37:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1180801

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Government takes bold action to cut pollution from household burning, published on 21 February 2020, what the evidential basis is for the statement that manufactured solid fuels are cheaper than house coal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>Defra recognises that on face value, manufactured solid fuels (MSFs) are more expensive than coal, however, we are also aware that MSFs burn more efficiently than coal. Recent tests have found that coal is actually more expensive than MSFs when energy efficiency is taken into account. These tests suggest that coal burned on an open fire is more expensive per unit of heat output in all areas of England compared to the cheapest MSF fuel. The full results of the fuel efficiency tests have been published on gov.uk and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/867429/burning-wood-consult-bsria-report1.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/867429/burning-wood-consult-bsria-report1.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/03/2020 12:30:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1171130

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a revised impact assessment before the Government publishes its response to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We intend that a revised impact assessment will be published alongside our response to the consultation on the cleaner burning of solid fuels and wood in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/01/2020 16:18:30 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1139233

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England, what different types of PM2.5s released when burning (a) smokeless briquettes, (b) wet wood, (c) dried wood and (d) house coal on open domestic fires in England his Department is assessing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	277779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Our assessments of emissions of pollutants from domestic combustion sources use a range of data which are based on established international reporting. These use different conversion factors for different fuels but do not distinguish between different types of PM2.5.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/07/2019 17:17:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1135534

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England, if he will place in the Library copies of all the data and reports his Department is using to inform the consultation in respect of non-PM2.5 toxic pollutants released when burning (a) smokeless briquettes, (b) wet wood, (c) dried wood and (d) house coal on open domestic fires in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	270774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Shipley, Philp Davies, on 20 June 2019, PQ UIN 263780.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/07/2019 11:32:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1132507

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 he plans to publish the results of the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	265472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply previously given on 8 April 2019 to PQ 238630.</p><p> </p><p>Our assessments of emissions of pollutants from domestic combustion sources use a range of data but are based on established international reporting. The range of fuels and appliances used in the UK is large and emissions from each combination vary greatly depending on how the appliance is operated.</p><p> </p><p>Any publicly available resources we have used to inform our analysis of the proposals in the consultation will be made available with the Government response.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 265473 question first answered 24/06/2019 12:58:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1132551

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England, if he will place in the Library copies of reports and datasets on the gluing agents used in the manufacture of smokeless briquettes and the toxic pollutants these gluing agents release when burnt on open domestic fires being considered in that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	265473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply previously given on 8 April 2019 to PQ 238630.</p><p> </p><p>Our assessments of emissions of pollutants from domestic combustion sources use a range of data but are based on established international reporting. The range of fuels and appliances used in the UK is large and emissions from each combination vary greatly depending on how the appliance is operated.</p><p> </p><p>Any publicly available resources we have used to inform our analysis of the proposals in the consultation will be made available with the Government response.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 265472 question first answered 24/06/2019 12:58:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies