Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the bioethanol industry before the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal was signed. [I]

Representatives from the Department for Business and Trade have been engaging with bioethanol companies regularly, including on 8 May, when the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal was signed. Both the Business Secretary and senior officials from the department have met members of the bioethanol sector to listen to their concerns, with further engagement to take place. We are committed to engaging with the sector during this critical period.