Drax Power Station: Timber
Commons · Question 93785 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Drax's sourcing from old growth forests in Canada on the UK's environmental and sustainability commitments.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Dec 2025
Large-scale biomass generators must comply with sustainability criteria which include wide ranging environmental protections regarding biodiversity, legal and sustainable harvesting, maintenance of forest productivity, and social criteria pertaining to in...