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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of providing additional support to households with renewable energy heating systems in the context of the rise in the cost of wood pellets.

The Government has doubled support to £200 for households using alternative fuels, including those using wood pellets, in recognition of the pressures caused by these rising fuel costs. The Government is committed to continued monitoring of prices over the coming months and will consider further intervention if required to protect UK households from extraordinary fuel prices.