| Heading: |
Biofuels: Electricity Generation |
| Question ID: |
1744785 |
| UIN: |
16395 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5210 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Tom Hayes
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Tom Hayes
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much biomass electricity generation contributes to the UK's carbon footprint. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
Government considers the use of sustainable biomass for electricity generation to be low carbon. This assessment takes into account emissions attributed to biomass from across the supply chain.The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publishes terr... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |