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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the level of wood chip imports for use in the energy sector was from Russia in 2012.
[152693]
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the level of wood chip imports for use in the energy sector was from Russia in 2012.
[152693]
Data on wood chip imports (values and quantities) are published by HM Revenue and Customs on their website:
www.uktradeinfo.com
In 2012, the UK imported a total of £76,000 of wood chips (SITC 246) from Russia, weighing around 500 tonnes.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were on active duty on 16 March 1988.[HL6669]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were on active duty on 16 March 1988.[HL6669]
Corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were both based and serving in Northern Ireland on 16 March 1988.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he has taken to make UK companies aware of the implementation of the EU Illegal Timber (Due Diligence) Regulation.
[151214]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he has taken to make UK companies aware of the implementation of the EU Illegal Timber (Due Diligence) Regulation.
[151214]
DEFRA officials have engaged closely with UK companies and trade organisations throughout the development of the EU timber regulation and its implementation in the UK, raising awareness through regular stakeholder meetings and consultation. The National Measurement Office is responsible for enforcing the EU timber regulation in the UK and a key part of its remit is to raise awareness among the industry. To date the National Measurement Office has:
Set up a website and provided updates to the 2,700 individuals and companies that have signed up to its mailing list;
Worked with journalists to ensure the right message is put out in key trade publications;
Established and maintained regular contact with trade and business associations;
Organised, attended and presented at sector-specific seminars;
Attended trade shows and numerous meetings with individual companies and wider working groups;
Answered phone and e-mail enquiries from hundreds of individuals, companies and organisations.
Stakeholder engagement and awareness raising activities are a priority for the National Measurement Office over the next 12 months. It will be exploring all possible avenues for making UK industry aware of the EU timber regulation, and supporting UK companies in meeting their obligations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties are in place for infringements of the EU Illegal Timber (Due Diligence) Regulation.
[151215]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties are in place for infringements of the EU Illegal Timber (Due Diligence) Regulation.
[151215]
Powers to enforce the EU Timber Regulation in the UK are provided for in a Statutory Instrument: the Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013. A description of the penalties can be
found in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Statutory Instrument, on the legislation.gov.uk website at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/233/memorandum/contents
I have also placed a copy in the House Library and set out the relevant paragraph below:
“7.4 In its Coalition programme for government, the Government committed to making the import or possession of illegal timber a criminal offence. The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 provide for new criminal offences for: placing illegally harvested timber or timber products on the EU market; failure to exercise due diligence when placing timber or timber products on the EU market, and failure to maintain and regularly evaluate the due diligence system used. The maximum penalty for these offences is two years' imprisonment and an unlimited fine. Further offences provided for are: failure by those placing timber or timber products on the market or those trading in such products to keep and make available specified information; failure to comply with a formal notice to improve issued by the enforcement body, and the obstruction of inspectors. The maximum penalty for these offences is a fine of up to level five on the standard scale (currently £5000). Related enforcement powers of entry, inspection, and seizure of illegally harvested timber are also provided for in the Regulations.”
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what quantity of stemwood and sawlogs was used for bioenergy generation in 2011-12; and what measures his Department is taking to minimise the use of those materials.
[150090]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what quantity of stemwood and sawlogs was used for bioenergy generation in 2011-12; and what measures his Department is taking to minimise the use of those materials.
[150090]
The Department does not require those who generate energy to provide data on the quantity of stemwood and sawlogs used in bioenergy generation. In the recent consultation on sustainability for biomass feedstock generators, DECC is consulting on introducing a requirement for those who generate energy to provide additional information on whether biomass used for power generation includes stemwood or sawlogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what quantity of wood from trees killed by pests or disease was used for bioenergy generation in 2011-12; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that biosecurity is not compromised by increasing imports of such wood.
[150091]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what quantity of wood from trees killed by pests or disease was used for bioenergy generation in 2011-12; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that biosecurity is not compromised by increasing imports of such wood.
[150091]
The Department does not hold information on the quantity of wood from trees killed by pests or disease used in bioenergy generation.
The Forestry Commission regulates wood imports under the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 (SI 2005 No. 2517), which implements in Great Britain the requirements prescribed in Council Directive 2000/29/EC (“the Plant Health Directive”). This includes a requirement to heat-treat higher-risk woods from certain countries (including Canada).
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department plans to include the carbon dioxide emissions released on combustion of wood for electricity, and the time taken to neutralise these emissions from forest regrowth, in the proposed greenhouse gas standard for bioenergy receiving support via...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department plans to include the carbon dioxide emissions released on combustion of wood for electricity, and the time taken to neutralise these emissions from forest regrowth, in the proposed greenhouse gas standard for bioenergy receiving support via...
The consultation on biomass sustainability criteria for the renewables obligation sets out our proposal to use the greenhouse gas lifecycle methodology from the 2009 EU renewable energy directive (RED), as amended to reflect recommendations from the EC report on sustainability requirements for solid biomass and biogas published in 2010.
This methodology considers greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation, harvesting, processing and transport of the biomass feedstock and from direct land use change where this occurs.
The Government response to the consultation on biomass sustainability criteria for the renewables obligation will be published shortly.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will institute an inquiry into the decision by the police and army not to try and effect a rescue of Corporal Derek Woods and Corporal David Howes on 19 March 1988; and whether they have learnt any lessons from the later decision by...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will institute an inquiry into the decision by the police and army not to try and effect a rescue of Corporal Derek Woods and Corporal David Howes on 19 March 1988; and whether they have learnt any lessons from the later decision by...
There are no plans to institute an inquiry into operational decisions taken at the time of the murders of Corporal Derek Wood and Corporal David Howes.
The arrest of suspects is a matter for the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
I shall deal with this matter through an intervention now, if I may, to save time later. I will ask my Department to look at the particular case of Mr Pugh, which my hon. Friend has done a great service to the House by raising, and that of others like...
I shall deal with this matter through an intervention now, if I may, to save time later. I will ask my Department to look at the particular case of Mr Pugh, which my hon. Friend has done a great service to the House by raising, and that of others like...
I had reached the conclusion of my speech, but I am very glad that I took that helpful intervention.
3.30 pm
I had reached the conclusion of my speech, but I am very glad that I took that helpful intervention.
3.30 pm
Everyone here would agree that the fundamental concept of biomass is a good thing. There can be no objection by any Member of Parliament or any constituent to the fundamental principle and support for it. However, as always with Government policy, including in the three years that I have been...
Everyone here would agree that the fundamental concept of biomass is a good thing. There can be no objection by any Member of Parliament or any constituent to the fundamental principle and support for it. However, as always with Government policy, including in the three years that I have been...
I have the utmost respect for my hon. Friend. I just wonder whether he can tell me of a significant power generator in the country that is buying its timber to be pelletised from sources within this country.
I have the utmost respect for my hon. Friend. I just wonder whether he can tell me of a significant power generator in the country that is buying its timber to be pelletised from sources within this country.
In accordance with the time-honoured traditions of the House, I shall be delighted to write to my hon. Friend and give him chapter and verse. The honest reality is this: I cannot give him chapter and verse right now. However, he will be fully aware that there are only two...
In accordance with the time-honoured traditions of the House, I shall be delighted to write to my hon. Friend and give him chapter and verse. The honest reality is this: I cannot give him chapter and verse right now. However, he will be fully aware that there are only two...
rose—
rose—
I will not give way any more. The situation surely is this. On any interpretation, if there is no energy company in this country that is utilising domestic wood—
I will not give way any more. The situation surely is this. On any interpretation, if there is no energy company in this country that is utilising domestic wood—
Significant.
Significant.
If there is none or no significant one, why is a subsidy needed? If there is no utilisation, that is all the more reason why the Minister should take the dramatic point of view that we should get rid of the subsidy. With no disrespect, the energy companies cannot have...
If there is none or no significant one, why is a subsidy needed? If there is no utilisation, that is all the more reason why the Minister should take the dramatic point of view that we should get rid of the subsidy. With no disrespect, the energy companies cannot have...
Will my hon. Friend give way?
Will my hon. Friend give way?
On this occasion, I will.
On this occasion, I will.
Can my hon. Friend say where this Government energy policy or renewable energy policy generally would be without subsidy? I am struggling to understand, because surely all energy policies attract subsidy. The question is whether it is good or bad and how far it goes. Renewable energy policy attracts subsidy...
Can my hon. Friend say where this Government energy policy or renewable energy policy generally would be without subsidy? I am struggling to understand, because surely all energy policies attract subsidy. The question is whether it is good or bad and how far it goes. Renewable energy policy attracts subsidy...