NHS: Alternative Fuels

(asked on 22nd March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to encourage the use of drop-in hydrotreated vegetable oil in (a) the NHS and (b) NHS vehicle fleets.


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Will Quince
This question was answered on 30th March 2023

Unipart Logistics is a major National Health Service collaborator and meets regularly with Supply Chain Co-ordination Limited to ensure continuous improvement and to deliver supply chain excellence to NHS trusts. The Department’s Ministers have not met Unipart Logistics to specifically discuss the NHS Carbon Footprint or the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in the NHS.

The NHS is committed to reducing its reliance on fossil fuels across its estate and fleet and aims to achieve Net Zero for direct emissions by 2040. As part of this, the NHS is working to increase its use of renewable energy sources. This includes exploring the use of biofuels for fleet and standby generators wherever this is appropriate and cost-effective.

I can confirm that the NHS Supply Chain is currently trialling HVO in its vehicles and will be assessing the long-term viability of HVO as a fuel source for its network.

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