§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many hectares of UK farmland produced biomass in the last 12 months. [8289]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 18 October 2001]: There are approximately 1,500 hectares of purpose grown energy crops in the UK. In addition, material from forests and straw from agricultural crops is used for the production of renewable energy.