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Ministerial statement on Monday, 7 July 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Ruth Kelly.

Biofuels

Statement on biofuels.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
478 c1169-79 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Norman Baker | 478 c1173-4 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the early sight of the statement from the Secretary of State for Transport, although I saw...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1173 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend will know that I have committed the Government to work with their international partn...
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Ruth Kelly | 478 c1176 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. One of Gallagher's interesting conclusions is that the best...
Lord Redwood | 478 c1176 (Link to this contribution) How will the Secretary of State ensure that all future crops for fuel in this country are grown on c...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1176 (Link to this contribution) It is true that hybrid and electric cars may well have an important role to play in the future. Inde...
David Drew | 478 c1176 (Link to this contribution) I hear what my right hon. Friend says. Speaking as someone who saw the advantages of the RTFO, I hav...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1175 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend gives a very specific example of bad biofuels. He is absolutely right to suggest that...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1174-5 (Link to this contribution) First, I should say to the hon. Gentleman and the House that I take my obligations to the House extr...
Jeremy Corbyn | 478 c1175 (Link to this contribution) Is the Secretary of State aware of the enormous problems created by the production of maize-based et...
Louise Ellman | 478 c1173 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend refers to investigating other technological solutions. Will she outline the add...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1169-71 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on biofuels. There is widespread agr...
Theresa Villiers | 478 c1171-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for advance notice of her statement. The Opposition have been telling...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1179 (Link to this contribution) My advice is that the hon. Gentleman should adapt to the evidence, as the Government have. However, ...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1178-9 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid I cannot give the hon. Gentleman the figures that he seeks today, although I shall be ha...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1176-7 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point. In the north-east of England with the ...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1177 (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman, who makes an important point. The reason that investors are prepare...
Mark Hunter | 478 c1177 (Link to this contribution) Does the Secretary of State share my concerns about the conclusions of the Environmental Audit Commi...
Nigel Evans | 478 c1177 (Link to this contribution) The rush to biofuels seems to have led to at least three unexpected consequences: first, higher food...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1177 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I will seek to persuade my European partners and the Eu...
David Heathcoat-Amory | 478 c1177-8 (Link to this contribution) Following that reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans), does the Secretary ...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1178 (Link to this contribution) I said that we should be arguing for a non-binding target, but a target of 10 per cent. conditional ...
Bob Spink | 478 c1178 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State explain why she has confidence in the sustainability criteria that she i...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1178 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman asks what confidence I have in the sustainability criteria that are currently bei...
Lord Bellingham | 478 c1178 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State admitted a moment ago that growing food shortages and soaring food prices had...
Philip Hollobone | 478 c1175 (Link to this contribution) What extra incentives are the Government going to introduce to encourage innovation in the hybrid an...
Ruth Kelly | 478 c1172-3 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady has posed a series of questions, and I will answer as many as possible in the parliame...
Peter Bone | 478 c1179 (Link to this contribution) I listened to the statement with growing concern. Last year, I purchased a biofuel car believing tha...
Subjects
Climate change Biofuels Environment protection Fossil fuels Motor vehicles Standards Transport Renewable energy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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