Current status: Answered by Jim Mather on 27 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the Biomass Action Plan.
The ScottishGovernment continues to work in partnership with stakeholders to pursue theaction plan, which provides a focus for maximising the opportunities forgrowth, jobs and sustainability offered by the expansion of the biomass sectorin Scotland. Good progress is being made. Forexample, the Scottish Biomass Support Scheme is providing a significant kickstart to the biomass sector by supporting around 75 projects from a wide rangeof organisations, from the supply side through to boiler and plantinstallation.