Timber: Subsidies
Commons · Question 56447 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what statutory basis his Department can prevent biomass companies from claiming renewable subsidies for burning wood from irreplaceable primary forests.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 10 Jun 2025
The Secretary of State has the statutory authority to determine the sustainability criteria for biomass subsidies either by secondary legislation such as regulations under the Renewables Obligation scheme, or by determining the terms of a contract under t...