Drax Power Station: Timber
Lords · Question HL12127 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge
To ask His Majesty's Government whether wood pellets sourced from old growth forests in Canada have been burned in the Drax Power Station in 2024 and 2025.
Answer
Answered by Lord Whitehead, 3 Dec 2025
We have not seen evidence that material sourced from old growth forests in Canada has been used for UK power generation and Drax has a policy of not sourcing directly from protected Old Growth Management Areas or Old Growth Deferral Areas in British Colum...