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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the future role of small-scale biogas plants in mitigating farm methane emissions.

The Department has not formally assessed the future role of small-scale biogas plants in mitigating farm methane emissions. The Green Gas Support Scheme, due to launch on 30 November 2021, will provide support for anaerobic digestion plants injecting biomethane into the grid, following the closure of the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in March 2021. The Government will continue to evaluate biogas and biomethane’s future role in reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050.