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tabling member › label	Biography information for Lord Birt
hansard heading	Drax Power Station: Timber

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1693983

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05/03/2024

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Energy Security and Net Zero

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Energy Security and Net Zero

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Drax Power Station: Timber

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	pref label	House of Lords

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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by BBC Panorama that Drax power station is burning wood from forests defined by the government of British Columbia as "old growth" primary forests which provide unique habitats, structures and ecological functions.

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Lord Birt

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HL3020

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is ministerial correction

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14/03/2024

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<p>Government continues to engage with the Canadian Authorities to discuss interactions between sustainable sourcing requirements and old growth areas, such as raised in the BBC report mentioned. Electricity generators only receive subsidies for the electricity they generate from biomass that has demonstrated compliance with stringent sustainability criteria, and the regulator, Ofgem, is responsible for ensuring compliance with these criteria.</p>

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Lord Callanan

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14/03/2024 10:36:10

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	label	Biography information for Lord Callanan

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	label	Biography information for Lord Birt