Written questions

Biofuels: Subsidies

Commons · Question 15060 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Claire Young

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reallocating subsidies for burning bioenergy towards lower carbon renewables.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 27 Nov 2024

The Government has set an ambitious target of clean power by 2030 as part of its mission to become a clean energy superpower. We have received advice from the NESO on how to achieve this target. We will review this advice and outline our approach to clean...