Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of Drax power station's compatibility with the sustainability criteria of the Contracts for Difference and Renewable Obligation scheme.

Only biomass that complies with stringent sustainability criteria is eligible for support under the Contracts for Difference and Renewables Obligation schemes. Biomass generators, including Drax, must demonstrate to Ofgem and the Low Carbon Contracts Company respectively that they have met the criteria before they can receive payment under these schemes.