Question follow-through · 43723
Carbon Emissions: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hon. Members to access (a) the KPMG interim report of December 2022 and (b) the full NESO report on the alternatives to b
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 2 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 11 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hon. Members to access (a) the KPMG interim report of December 2022 and (b) the full NESO report on the alternatives to b
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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11 Apr 2025
Answer published
The KPMG report is an internal fact-finding document, commissioned by Drax to review their biomass supply chain against the sustainability requirements of existing arrangements. Whilst DESNZ Officials were granted time limited access to view the report, w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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