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There have been no confirmed cases of organ harvesting in the UK. The threat of organ harvesting is likely to be used by traffickers as a form of coercion and control in other forms of trafficking.<\/p>

There have been a very small number of instances of organ harvesting reported through the National Referral Mechanism (6 conclusive ground decisions in total), but these relate to instances where victims felt they were at risk of organ trafficking, rather than attempted or confirmed cases.<\/p>

Our threat assessment on the scale and nature of human trafficking, including organ harvesting, is kept under regular review, informed by liaison with European counterparts.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Louth and Horncastle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Victoria Atkins"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "179107"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-19T15:09:16.457Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Human Trafficking: Organs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of human trafficking cases that are linked to organ harvesting; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/360", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Coaker"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gedling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Vernon Coaker"} ], "uin" : "179106"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/987951", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/987951/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

There have been no confirmed cases of organ harvesting in the UK. The threat of organ harvesting is likely to be used by traffickers as a form of coercion and control in other forms of trafficking.<\/p>

There have been a very small number of instances of organ harvesting reported through the National Referral Mechanism (6 conclusive ground decisions in total), but these relate to instances where victims felt they were at risk of organ trafficking, rather than attempted or confirmed cases.<\/p>

Our threat assessment on the scale and nature of human trafficking, including organ harvesting, is kept under regular review, informed by liaison with European counterparts.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4399", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Victoria Atkins"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Louth and Horncastle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Victoria Atkins"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "179106"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-19T15:09:16.523Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Human Trafficking: Organs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with European counterparts on the proportion of human trafficking that is linked to organ harvesting; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/360", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Coaker"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gedling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Vernon Coaker"} ], "uin" : "179107"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/988005", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/988005/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government is carefully considering the responses to all four consultations and will respond in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-18T16:17:31.067Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Agency Workers: Conditions of Employment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a response to submissions received in his Department's consultation on the recommendations made in the Matthew Taylor Review of modern employment practices regarding agency workers which closed on 9 May 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4607", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephanie Peacock"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephanie Peacock"} ], "uin" : "179296"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984764", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984764/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested is not held centrally.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1523", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne Milton"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Guildford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne Milton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-19T10:48:08.847Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Home Education: Greater Manchester"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are home-schooled in (a) Bury North constituency, (b) Bury and (c) Greater Manchester.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4637", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Frith"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "James Frith"} ], "uin" : "177795"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982669", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982669/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Forestry Commission published these data in \u2018Forestry Statistics 2018\u2019.<\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Deliveries of UK grown softwood, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Woodfuel<\/p><\/td>

Deliveries to all markets<\/p><\/td>

% of total deliveries used by energy markets<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/p><\/td>

1,250<\/p><\/td>

10,547<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

1,500<\/p><\/td>

10,903<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

1,600<\/p><\/td>

10,265<\/p><\/td>

16<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

1,550<\/p><\/td>

10,419<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

1,600<\/p><\/td>

10,478<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Source: industry surveys, industry associations.<\/p>

<\/p>

Notes:<\/p>

  1. Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.<\/li>
  2. Includes shavings and poles. Quantities for some uses are estimates by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics.<\/li><\/ol>

    <\/p>

    <\/p>

    Table 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

    Deliveries of UK grown hardwood, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    <\/p><\/td>

    thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Year<\/p><\/td>

    Woodfuel<\/p><\/td>

    Deliveries to all markets<\/p><\/td>

    % of total deliveries used by energy markets<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    2013<\/p><\/td>

    400<\/p><\/td>

    532<\/p><\/td>

    75<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    2014<\/p><\/td>

    400<\/p><\/td>

    537<\/p><\/td>

    74<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    2015<\/p><\/td>

    400<\/p><\/td>

    566<\/p><\/td>

    71<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    2016<\/p><\/td>

    400<\/p><\/td>

    597<\/p><\/td>

    67<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    2017<\/p><\/td>

    600<\/p><\/td>

    738<\/p><\/td>

    81<\/p><\/td>

    <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    <\/p>

    Source: industry surveys, industry associations.<\/p>

    <\/p>

    Notes:<\/p>

    1. Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of hardwood grown in the UK and estimates for woodfuel and other uses.<\/li>
    2. Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy.<\/li>
    3. The apparent increase woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.<\/li><\/ol>

      Other includes round fencing and roundwood exports.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Macclesfield"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T14:22:06.39Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Biofuels: Timber"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of domestic wood production that has been used for fuel purposes in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176539"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982670", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982670/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

      The estimated cost of support to renewable technologies burning wood for fuel under three of the schemes in each of the last financial years is shown in the table to the nearest million pounds (in nominal prices). Wood burning is not supported by any technology eligible for support under the Feed-in Tariff scheme.<\/p>

      <\/p>

      <\/p><\/td>

      2013/14<\/p><\/td>

      2014/15<\/p><\/td>

      2015/16<\/p><\/td>

      2016/17<\/p><\/td>

      2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Renewables Obligation[1]<\/p><\/td>

      £441m<\/p><\/td>

      £678m<\/p><\/td>

      £853m<\/p><\/td>

      £767m<\/p><\/td>

      £520m<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Contracts for Difference<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      £92m<\/p><\/td>

      £544m<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Renewable Heat Incentive[2]<\/p><\/td>

      £50m<\/p><\/td>

      £138m<\/p><\/td>

      £239m<\/p><\/td>

      £295m<\/p><\/td>

      £408m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

      <\/p>

      For the Renewables Obligation, information is not available on the value of support specifically for renewable technologies burning wood. Therefore, the figures provided are the support for technologies capable of burning wood, but other biomass fuels may have been used. The figures for the Contracts for Difference reflect total payments, including to biomass projects, made during the first two financial years of the scheme\u2019s operation and reported by the Low Carbon Contracts Company, the scheme administrator, in its annual reports. Payments by technology type are not reported separately. Wood fuel burning is subsidised under the Domestic RHI biomass tariff and the Non-domestic tariffs for biomass and solid biomass CHP. This assumes all fuel for CHP is wood, as it is not possible to disaggregate wood fuel for CHP. Other types of solid biomass fuel are also eligible for RHI CHP support.<\/p>

      <\/p>

      [1] The Renewables Obligation figures are based on Ofgem\u2019s certificate report as at 23/08/2018 from their Renewables and CHP Register.<\/p>

      [2] The actual spend may be different, due to delayed submission of meter readings.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3974", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Claire Perry"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Devizes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Claire Perry"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T16:26:23.723Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Biofuels: Timber"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of subsidies provided to renewable technologies burning wood for fuel under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contract for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in each of the past five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176540"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982671", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982671/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

      The number of individual installations in receipt of biomass support payments in each of the last five financial years is shown in the table. The table includes data for technologies supported by these schemes which generate electricity, heat or Combined Heat and Power from biomass, which is material derived directly or indirectly from plant or animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria, including wastes and residues of biological origin. The biomass technologies eligible for support under each scheme are set out in the relevant legislation and guidance.<\/p>

      <\/p><\/td>

      2013/14<\/p><\/td>

      2014/15<\/p><\/td>

      2015/16<\/p><\/td>

      2016/17<\/p><\/td>

      2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Renewables Obligation[1]<\/p><\/td>

      674<\/p><\/td>

      709<\/p><\/td>

      737<\/p><\/td>

      855<\/p><\/td>

      753<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Contracts for Difference<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      0<\/p><\/td>

      1<\/p><\/td>

      1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Feed-in Tariff<\/p><\/td>

      83<\/p><\/td>

      166<\/p><\/td>

      249<\/p><\/td>

      365<\/p><\/td>

      409<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      Renewable Heat Incentive<\/p><\/td>

      3,416<\/p><\/td>

      15,663<\/p><\/td>

      24,145<\/p><\/td>

      26,701<\/p><\/td>

      28,497<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

      <\/p>

      <\/p>

      [1] The Renewables Obligation figures are based on Ofgem\u2019s certificate report as at 23/08/2018 from their Renewables and CHP Register.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3974", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Claire Perry"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Devizes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Claire Perry"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T16:29:51.3Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Biofuels: Subsidies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many recipients of biomass subsidy payments there have been under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contract for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176541"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982672", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982672/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

      The basis on which levels of support provided to biomass technologies is calculated varies according to each scheme.<\/p>

      <\/p>

      (a) Legislation[1] requires a series of factors to be taken into account when setting Renewables Obligation (RO) support levels, including the generation costs and revenues for each technology; the desirability of securing long-term growth and industry viability as well as costs to consumers and impacts on the market for Renewable Obligation Certificates. The most recent comprehensive review of RO support levels was completed in 2012[2].<\/p>

      (b) Strike prices awarded to successful projects in Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation rounds are determined through a competitive bidding process[3]. Strike prices for biomass projects that were awarded contracts under the Financial Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables programme, an early form of CfDs, were set out in the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan and Annex B: Strike Price Methodology [4].<\/p>

      (c) In the last review of Feed-in Tariff levels for Anaerobic Digestion projects undertaken in 2016[5], a return on investment of 9.1% was assumed.<\/p>

      (d) Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs are set to compensate generators for the added cost of renewable heating, over and above what would have been paid otherwise. For a given installation, the lifetime cost of the renewable technology and the alternative system (e.g. oil boiler) are considered. The RHI tariff is then set using an economic model so that the rate of return targeted for the applicant population is achieved over the full lifetime of the heating system.<\/p>

      <\/p>

      [1] Section 32D(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, as amended by the Energy Act 2008.<\/p>

      [2] Renewables Obligation consultation at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewables-obligation-banding-review<\/a><\/p>

      [3] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference<\/a><\/p>

      [4] Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan and Strike Price Methodology Annex: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-market-reform-delivery-plan<\/a><\/p>

      [5] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-support-for-anaerobic-digestion-and-micro-combined-heat-and-power-under-the-feed-in-tariffs-scheme<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3974", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Claire Perry"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Devizes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Claire Perry"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T16:30:01.257Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Biofuels: Subsidies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what basis levels of biomass subsidies have been set under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contracts for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176542"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982674", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982674/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

      UK production, imports, exports and apparent consumption are shown in Table 1. Around 80% of wood used in the UK is imported. The volume of waste wood delivered to market is shown in Table 2. Data on the volume and proportion of recycled [waste] wood used over the last 5 years that has been imported is not held. The majority of wood and wood products imported are made from virgin wood.<\/p>

      <\/p>

      Table 1. Volume of wood consumed in the UK (millions of cubic meters of Wood Raw Material Equivalent).<\/strong><\/p>

      <\/strong><\/p>

      Year<\/p><\/td>

      UK production2 <\/sup><\/p><\/td>

      Imports<\/p><\/td>

      Exports<\/p><\/td>

      Apparent consumption<\/p><\/td>

      % of wood consumed that is imported<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2013<\/p><\/td>

      10.8<\/p><\/td>

      42.2<\/p><\/td>

      6.2<\/p><\/td>

      46.8<\/p><\/td>

      77<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2014<\/p><\/td>

      11.2<\/p><\/td>

      47<\/p><\/td>

      4.8<\/p><\/td>

      53.4<\/p><\/td>

      79<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2015<\/p><\/td>

      10.6<\/p><\/td>

      49.3<\/p><\/td>

      4.1<\/p><\/td>

      55.8<\/p><\/td>

      81<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2016<\/p><\/td>

      10.8<\/p><\/td>

      49.6<\/p><\/td>

      3.8<\/p><\/td>

      56.5<\/p><\/td>

      81<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2017<\/p><\/td>

      10.9<\/p><\/td>

      50.3<\/p><\/td>

      4.2<\/p><\/td>

      57<\/p><\/td>

      81<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

      <\/p>

      Table 2. Deliveries of recycled wood to wood processing and energy markets.<\/strong><\/p>

      <\/strong><\/p>

      <\/p><\/td>

      Total deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes)<\/p><\/td>

      Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used in panels production<\/p><\/td>

      Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used for woodfuel<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2013<\/p><\/td>

      1,683<\/p><\/td>

      853<\/p><\/td>

      830<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2014<\/p><\/td>

      2,152<\/p><\/td>

      812<\/p><\/td>

      1,340<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2015<\/p><\/td>

      2,302<\/p><\/td>

      852<\/p><\/td>

      1,450<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2016<\/p><\/td>

      2,388<\/p><\/td>

      838<\/p><\/td>

      1,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

      2017<\/p><\/td>

      2,583<\/p><\/td>

      923<\/p><\/td>

      1,660<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

      <\/p>

      Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018)<\/p>

      Based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, UK overseas trade statistics (HM Revenue & Customs) and conversion factors to Wood Raw Material Equivalent (WRME)<\/p>

      <\/p>

      Notes:<\/p>

      1. Excludes recovered paper.<\/li>
      2. UK production of roundwood is estimated from deliveries to wood processing industries and others.<\/li><\/ol>

        <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Macclesfield"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T14:01:17.067Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Timber"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of (i) virgin wood and (ii) waste wood used in the UK in each of the last five years; and what proportion of each were (A) domestically produced and (B) imported.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176543"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982676", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982676/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

        This data is published in Forestry Statistics 2018.<\/p>

        <\/p>

        Table 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

        Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        Year<\/p><\/td>

        UK roundwood1<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

        Sawmill products<\/p><\/td>

        Imports2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

        Recycled wood fibre3,4<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

        Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        2013<\/p><\/td>

        1,263<\/p><\/td>

        1,709<\/p><\/td>

        0<\/p><\/td>

        853<\/p><\/td>

        3,825<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        2014<\/p><\/td>

        1,283<\/p><\/td>

        1,809<\/p><\/td>

        0<\/p><\/td>

        812<\/p><\/td>

        3,904<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        2015<\/p><\/td>

        1,334<\/p><\/td>

        1,687<\/p><\/td>

        17<\/p><\/td>

        852<\/p><\/td>

        3,890<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        2016<\/p><\/td>

        1,248<\/p><\/td>

        1,749<\/p><\/td>

        39<\/p><\/td>

        838<\/p><\/td>

        3,874<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

        2017<\/p><\/td>

        1,059<\/p><\/td>

        1,726<\/p><\/td>

        22<\/p><\/td>

        923<\/p><\/td>

        3,730<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

        <\/p>

        Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),<\/p>

        based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation<\/p>

        <\/p>

        Notes:<\/p>

        1. UK roundwood derived from stemwood.<\/li>
        2. Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.<\/li>
        3. Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.<\/li>
        4. Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.<\/li><\/ol>

          <\/p>

          <\/p>

          <\/p>

          Table 2<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

          Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          Year<\/p><\/td>

          UK roundwood1<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

          Sawmill products<\/p><\/td>

          Imports2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

          Recycled wood fibre3,4<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

          Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          2013<\/p><\/td>

          1,263<\/p><\/td>

          1,709<\/p><\/td>

          0<\/p><\/td>

          853<\/p><\/td>

          3,825<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          2014<\/p><\/td>

          1,283<\/p><\/td>

          1,809<\/p><\/td>

          0<\/p><\/td>

          812<\/p><\/td>

          3,904<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          2015<\/p><\/td>

          1,334<\/p><\/td>

          1,687<\/p><\/td>

          17<\/p><\/td>

          852<\/p><\/td>

          3,890<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          2016<\/p><\/td>

          1,248<\/p><\/td>

          1,749<\/p><\/td>

          39<\/p><\/td>

          838<\/p><\/td>

          3,874<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          2017<\/p><\/td>

          1,059<\/p><\/td>

          1,726<\/p><\/td>

          22<\/p><\/td>

          923<\/p><\/td>

          3,730<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

          <\/p>

          Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

          based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

          <\/p>

          Notes:<\/p>

          1. UK roundwood derived from stemwood.<\/li><\/ol>

            <\/p>

            1. Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.<\/li><\/ol>

              <\/p>

              1. Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.<\/li><\/ol>

                <\/p>

                1. Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.<\/li><\/ol>

                  <\/p>

                  <\/p>

                  Table 3<\/strong> Inputs for the integrated pulp & paper mills1<\/sup>, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  Year<\/p><\/td>

                  UK roundwood2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

                  Sawmill products<\/p><\/td>

                  Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  2013<\/p><\/td>

                  465<\/p><\/td>

                  83<\/p><\/td>

                  548<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  2014<\/p><\/td>

                  465<\/p><\/td>

                  97<\/p><\/td>

                  562<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  2015<\/p><\/td>

                  435<\/p><\/td>

                  101<\/p><\/td>

                  536<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  2016<\/p><\/td>

                  423<\/p><\/td>

                  82<\/p><\/td>

                  505<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  2017<\/p><\/td>

                  442<\/p><\/td>

                  61<\/p><\/td>

                  503<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                  based on data from: UK Forest Products Association<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

                  <\/strong><\/p>

                  Notes:<\/p>

                  1. Excludes inputs of recycled paper and cardboard. All inputs are softwood.<\/li><\/ol>

                    <\/p>

                    1. UK roundwood derived from stemwood.<\/li><\/ol>

                      <\/strong><\/p>

                      <\/strong><\/p>

                      <\/strong><\/p>

                      <\/strong><\/p>

                      Table 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

                      Inputs for woodfuel1<\/sup>, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      Thousand green tonnes<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      Year<\/p><\/td>

                      UK roundwood1,2<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

                      Sawmill products3<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

                      Recycled wood4,5,6<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

                      Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      2013<\/p><\/td>

                      1,650<\/p><\/td>

                      302<\/p><\/td>

                      830<\/p><\/td>

                      2,782<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      2014<\/p><\/td>

                      1,900<\/p><\/td>

                      439<\/p><\/td>

                      1,340<\/p><\/td>

                      3,679<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      2015<\/p><\/td>

                      2,000<\/p><\/td>

                      534<\/p><\/td>

                      1,450<\/p><\/td>

                      3,984<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      2016<\/p><\/td>

                      1,950<\/p><\/td>

                      624<\/p><\/td>

                      1,550<\/p><\/td>

                      4,124<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

                      2017<\/p><\/td>

                      2,200<\/p><\/td>

                      705<\/p><\/td>

                      1,660<\/p><\/td>

                      4,565<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

                      <\/p>

                      Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),<\/p>

                      based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, Wood Recyclers Association.<\/p>

                      <\/p>

                      Notes:<\/p>

                      1. Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.<\/li><\/ol>

                        <\/p>

                        1. The apparent increase in woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 partially reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.<\/li><\/ol>

                          <\/p>

                          1. Material reported as sales/use for woodfuel by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers, but may have been used for other purposes.<\/li>
                          2. Post consumer recovered wood, comprising wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.<\/li>
                          3. Figures for 2014 to 2017 relate to capacity, rather than consumption.<\/li>
                          4. Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.<\/li><\/ol>

                            <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Macclesfield"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T14:19:11.28Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Timber"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the available supply of UK-sourced virgin and waste wood that has been used for (a) wood panel manufacturing, (b) sawmill products, (c) paper manufacturing and (d) wood fuel in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"} ], "uin" : "176544"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2018-06-20T14%3A59%3A02.08Z®isteredInterest=true&max-date=2019-07-11&max-answer.dateOfAnswer=2018-10-19&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2019-07-22T17%3A10%3A37.763Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 182, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }