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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 June 2019. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Solid Fuels: Heating

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England, if he will deposit in the Library copies of all reports and datasets his Department is aware of on non PM2.5 toxic pollutants released when burning (a) smokeless briquettes, (b) wet wood, (c) dried wood and (d) house coal on open domestic fires; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Any publicly available resources we have used to inform our analysis of the proposals in the consultation will be made available with the Government response.

Various respondents to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood sent in their own price analyses of fuels. These note that there are price differentials associated with volumes purchased, and seasonality as well as between differing locations across England. Research has been undertaken based on these responses along with further analysis of advertised retail prices to assess the effect of the proposals in the consultation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
263780
Session
2017-19
Related items
Solid Fuels: Heating
Monday, 8 July 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Coal Air pollution Housing Heating Timber
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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