Biofuels
Commons · Question 77887 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that revised sustainability criteria for biomass are in place before new Contracts for Difference are finalised for (a) Drax and (b) Lynemouth power stations.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Oct 2025
Revised sustainability criteria for large scale biomass generators, such as Drax and Lynemouth, were published on 10 February 2025 following a consultation.https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transitional-support-mechanism-for-large-scale-biomass-...