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670894

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been given in subsidies to biomass plants in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	59426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Biomass plants are currently eligible for support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Contracts for Difference (CfD) schemes.</p><p>The latest available annual data on support paid to biomass plants<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> relates to plants accredited under the RO for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>RO Certificates</p></td><td><p>Value (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>10,433,116</p></td><td><p>£438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>15,923,305</p></td><td><p>£689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,914,962</p></td><td><p>£883</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures have been derived by collating the number of RO certificates<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> issued to the technology group of ‘biomass’ in a financial year and multiplying this by the associated buy-out price<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup>. Both sets of data are published by Ofgem. CfD payments for one project have commenced end of December and are therefore not included.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://edrms.decc.gsi.gov.uk/FCS/dw/RES/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=DECCFCSJ-375-221137" target="_blank">DECCFCSJ-375-221137</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-buy-out-price-44-33-and-mutualisation-ceilings-2015-16" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/renewables-obligation-ro-buy-out-price-44-33-and-mutualisation-ceilings-2015-16</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2017 10:30:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

670895

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the amount of biomass fuel used in the UK which is sourced from inside the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	59427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department published 2015 figures on energy production and trade in the most recent Digest of UK Energy Statistics. The attached table shows the amounts for different categories of biomass fuels.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2017 10:29:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name biomass-fuels-stats.pdf title Biomass fuels statistics
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

647311

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate the Government has made of the projected use of biomass fuels in each of the next 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	55150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not publish projections of the future use of biomass fuels. Accurate modelling requires knowledge of Government policies beyond this Parliament. In 2011 we published an analysis of the technical potential of various biomass feedstocks which could be available for use in bioenergy. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48059/1464-aea-2010-uk-and-global-bioenergy-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48059/1464-aea-2010-uk-and-global-bioenergy-report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2016 10:31:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

596167

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 45332, what assessment he has made of the use of biomass for electricity production and its contribution to supporting the decarbonisation of the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	46969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, bioenergy generated 29.3 TWh of electricity from 5.2 GW of capacity, up from 22.6TWh and 4.5GW in 2014<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p>The contribution of sustainable biomass to decarbonisation formed part of the Impact Assessment for the Fifth Carbon Budget level, which determined that to the extent that feedstock is available, biomass could play a role not only in electricity generation but in industry, heating and transport.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547977/Chapter_6_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547977/Chapter_6_web.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 15:52:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

533363

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to engage with (a) coal generators and (b) the biomass sector on whether a future biomass auction will take place.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	42089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>We plan to hold the next Contracts for Difference allocation round in due course We will announce further details about the allocation round and engage with stakeholders in good time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/08/2016 09:00:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

532569

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will support the introduction of high-bioethanol blends into petrol to maintain future jobs in the bioethanol industry.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	41692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The revised industry fuel standard for petrol (EN228), agreed and published by the British Standards Institution in 2013, allows up to ten per cent bioethanol content (known as ‘E10’). However, E10 is not yet on general sale in the UK and whether to supply it is a commercial decision for suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working with industry and others on proposals to increase the supply of sustainable biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme in line with our UK carbon budget targets, and plan to consult on proposed changes to the RTFO later this year.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/07/2016 14:43:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

530679

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been felled to be used as biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	41523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41578 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

530680

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of trees that have been planted to be used in biofuel or biomass in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	41578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013/14, 4.51 million tonnes of woody biomass were used to generate electricity. 32% of this was from UK sources, 68% was imported. We do not hold data on the number of trees felled each year for use as biofuel, or the number of trees planted each year to be used as biofuel.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 41523 question first answered 05/07/2016 16:28:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

524947

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration she has given to extending the support of biomass after 2027 to treat it equally with other low-carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	40554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We see the use of conversions of coal to biomass as a transitional technology. It has played a useful role in decarbonising the grid while other, lower carbon forms of energy generation, such as offshore wind continue to develop and lower their costs. Government support for biomass conversions are restricted to 2027 under the Renewables Obligation and Contract for Difference, however all other biomass technologies are eligible for the full 15 year life of the contract. We have no current plans to change those dates.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/06/2016 09:06:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

524950

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2016 to Question 36652 on biofuel, whether her Department has undertaken to consider whether it is appropriate for biomass conversions to compete alongside offshore wind or the allocation pot for established technologies.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	40628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We have not set out our plans in respect of biomass conversions. We will set out more details in relation to future Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation rounds in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/06/2016 09:03:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams