Written questions

Drax Power: Subsidies

Lords · Question HL12961 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their response to the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority's report into the subsidy regime for Drax.

Answer

Answered by Lord Whitehead, 29 Dec 2025

We welcome the report from the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) regarding government support for large-scale biomass generation. This report makes clear that DESNZ has given detailed consideration of how the Low Carbon Dispatchable CfD is in line with the princi...