Timber: Environment Protection

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29 August 2025

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that ash produced from the burning of wood pellets is disposed of in a manner that is safe for (a) the environment and (b) public health.

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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that ash produced from the burning of wood pellets is disposed of in a manner that is safe for (a) the environment and (b) public health.
Source: Commons
4 September 2025
Answer
Drax power station is regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) under the conditions of its environmental permit and is required to operate in such a way as to minimise the risk of pollution. Ash generated at Drax Power Station is sent to the adjacent Barl...
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Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/72686
Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1829443
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