Question follow-through · 12954
Biofuels: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to align future biomass sustainability criteria with the land-use, land-use change and forestry requirements set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive III.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to align future biomass sustainability criteria with the land-use, land-use change and forestry requirements set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive III.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government has consulted on proposals to develop a Common Biomass Sustainability Framework and is analysing responses received. As stated in the consultation (p18), the sustainability criteria used by other countries and regions will be one of our con...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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