Biofuels: Imports
(asked on 19th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the proportion of biofuel added to road fuel which is sourced from overseas.
The country of origin of feedstock used to produce biofuel rewarded under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is reported by suppliers and published quarterly on the Department for Transport pages of the GOV.UK website.
The information held by the Department indicates that the proportion of feedstock grown or derived from UK sources increased over the period of the RTFO from 9% of biofuels supplied in 2008/09 to 19% in 2013/14.
The table below sets out the proportion of biofuel derived from overseas feedstock, UK feedstock and where the country of origin could not be determined.
Year | Proportion of biofuel made from overseas feedstock | Proportion of biofuel made from UK feedstock | Proportion of biofuel from unknown country of origin |
2008/09 | 73% | 9% | 19% |
2009/10 | 77% | 11% | 13% |
2010/11 | 75% | 22% | 3% |
2011/12 | 74.5% | 12% | 14% |
2012/13 | 78% | 21% | 0.4% |
2013/14 | 81% | 19% | 0% |