Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 February 2010. It was answered by Dan Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 4 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Renewable Energy: Waste

Question: (3) which departments have officials on the joint working group on energy from waste policy.

Answer: The Energy from Waste Project will consider the main factors affecting the deliverability of energy from waste plant. The project includes five workstreams on:"(i) Potential volumes of waste that could be used to produce energy""(ii) Technology choice""(iii) Location and scale of plants, including planning considerations""(iv) Financial issues affecting delivery of energy from waste plant""(v) Communications."The Energy from Waste Project Board held its first meeting on 27 January, 2010 with officials from the following Government Departments and agencies attending:"DEFRA""Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)""Department for Transport (DfT)""Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)""Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)""The Environment Agency."The Energy from Waste Project Board includes officials from the following Government Departments:"DEFRA""DECC""DfT""CLG""BIS""HM Treasury."

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