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Written question asked by Oliver Letwin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Biofuels

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of arisings from forestry waste were used as biomass fuel in 2004–05.
Answer

Information on the removal of tree tops and branch wood for use as fuel following conventional timber harvesting operations is not routinely collected. However, the Forestry Commission estimates that less than 2,000 tonnes of this material, from a possible 500,000 tonnes, was removed from woodland and used as fuel in England last year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27310; 440 c1086W;440 c1086W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Biofuels Forestry Waste Timber
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk