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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the fines levied on Drax as part of their wood pellet operations, which supplies pellets for Drax's Power plant.

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not met with his US counterpart to discuss this issue specifically. UK Government officials continue to liaise with their US counterparts on biomass sourcing from the US, including on the regulatory requirements wood pellet producers are required to adhere to and any associated issues.