BIOFUELS AND A ROAD TRANSPORT FUEL OBLIGATION

Early day motion 538, tabled 3 February 2004 by Paddy Tipping (Labour). Signed by 101 members.

That this House welcomes the recognition in the Energy White Paper that biofuels represent an important route for achieving zero carbon transport; notes that the pre-Budget report and the Government's response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report on biofuels endorse that approach; understands the need to work hard to meet the EU target of a 2 per cent. biofuel usage in road fuels by 2005; is concerned that the Energy Bill [Lords} makes no provision for biofuels; and supports, in principle, an amendment to that Bill to establish a UK road transport fuel obligation.

Signatures by party: Labour 45, Liberal Democrat 33, Conservative 16, Labour/Co-operative 4, UUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.