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Biofuels: Industry

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 62995

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the biodiesel industry.

Answered by Sarah Jones

My department supports Clean Energy industries to invest and grow, including biofuels such as biodiesel, and the sectors that use these fuels. Our approach to these sectors is set out in the industrial strategy.

My officials also work alongside colleagues at the Department for Transport who carried out a call for evidence on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme in November last year. This considered future targets for the supply of renewable fuels, such as biodiesel. The product of that review will be published soon.

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