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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157261 on Biofuels: HETAS, whether any conflicts of interest have been declared by (a) Woodsure and (b) HETAS since 1 January 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157261 on Biofuels: HETAS, whether any conflicts of interest have been declared by (a) Woodsure and (b) HETAS since 1 January 2022.
Neither Woodsure nor HETAS have declared any conflicts of interest since 1 January 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of sustainable hydrotreated vegetable oil diesel in assisting the NHS to achieve its net zero targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of sustainable hydrotreated vegetable oil diesel in assisting the NHS to achieve its net zero targets.
No specific assessment has been made. The National Health Service assesses the viability of new technologies to reduce costs and environmental impact in line with ‘Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service’.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the real change in emissions resulting from the burning of biomass in the manufacturing and construction sectors between 2010 and 2020; what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the real change in emissions resulting from the burning of biomass in the manufacturing and construction sectors between 2010 and 2020; what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase...
The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) includes estimates of pollutant emissions from the combustion of biomass in manufacturing and construction sectors. For fine particulate matter, estimated emissions from this source have risen from 1.9 kilotons in 2010 to 11.6 kilotons in 2020. For oxides of nitrogen, estimated emissions have risen from 3.5 kilotons in 2010 to 9.8 kilotons in 2020. These estimates include all emissions occurring from the burning of biomass to generate energy for industrial use. Estimates on emissions of other pollutants are also available in the NAEI.
These increases are largely a result of the increased role for biomass as part of the transition from fossil fuels to low carbon and renewable energy generation.
All Large Combustion Plant burning biomass must comply with strict emission limits (including for particulate matter) and cannot operate unless issued with a permit by the Environment Agency. The implementation of the 2018 regulations on Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) ensures permits and emission limits will also be in place for all biomass combustion plant with a thermal input between 1 and 50 megawatts.
Defra is considering setting tighter emissions standards for Medium Combustion Plant, and working with Innovate UK to stimulate research into technical solutions for particulate abatement from smaller scale combustion plant.
The Government will publish a Biomass Strategy in 2022 that will set out how biomass can best contribute towards net zero across the economy, while protecting air quality and human health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Government's Biomass Strategy 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Government's Biomass Strategy 2022.
The Government intends to publish its Biomass Strategy in late 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what tender process his Department is using to select a provider to take over the running of the Government’s Biomass Suppliers List with effect from 1 July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what tender process his Department is using to select a provider to take over the running of the Government’s Biomass Suppliers List with effect from 1 July 2021.
The Biomass Suppliers List was publicly tendered from January to February 2021. The Government received 13 expressions of interest and two tenders. Following evaluation, the Government appointed Woodsure to administer the List for two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the terms and conditions governing HETAS’s contract with his Department to manage the Biomass Suppliers List require it to declare (a) current and (b) future potential conflicts of interest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the terms and conditions governing HETAS’s contract with his Department to manage the Biomass Suppliers List require it to declare (a) current and (b) future potential conflicts of interest.
The administrator of the Biomass Suppliers’ List is Woodsure. Woodsure is a fully owned subsidiary of HETAS.
The Department’s standard terms and conditions of contract include reference to conflict of interest, this requires contractors to declare any potential conflict of interest to the Secretary of State.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to ensure that payments made under the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme are provided to biomass boilers using wood fuel that meet certain (a) sustainability and (b) additional legal requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to ensure that payments made under the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme are provided to biomass boilers using wood fuel that meet certain (a) sustainability and (b) additional legal requirements.
The Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was introduced in 2011. In 2015, the Government introduced new legislation which required all biomass boilers on the scheme to adhere to certain land and sustainability criteria. The Government has also introduced a new fuel quality standard and annual maintenance checks for biomass boilers on the scheme, in line with its 2019 Clean Air Strategy. Both requirements came into force on 01 April 2022.
The scheme is administered by Ofgem who carry out frequent audits to ensure compliance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many responses were received to the tender process to select a new provider to take over the running of the Government’s Biomass Suppliers List with effect from 1 July 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many responses were received to the tender process to select a new provider to take over the running of the Government’s Biomass Suppliers List with effect from 1 July 2021.
The Biomass Suppliers List was publicly tendered from January to February 2021. The Department received 13 expressions of interest and two tenders. Following evaluation, BEIS appointed Woodsure to administer the List for two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a biomass strategy 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a biomass strategy 2022.
The Government intends to publish the Biomass Strategy later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the forecast of a 190 year carbon payback time for the switch from burning coal to burning wood in the Climatic Change journal article entitled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the forecast of a 190 year carbon payback time for the switch from burning coal to burning wood in the Climatic Change journal article entitled...
The Government only supports biomass that complies with strict sustainability criteria. In a sustainably managed forest, there will be stands of trees each of different ages, which will be harvested in gradual sequence, and replaced, as they reach maturity. There is evidence to suggest that the overall age profile of the forest therefore remains constant, and carbon sequestration can be maintained decade after decade.