VIRGIN BIOFUEL FLIGHT

Early day motion 1022, tabled 25 February 2008 by Nigel Evans (Conservative). Signed by 10 members.

That this House congratulates Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, engine maker General Electric and Imperium Renewables on successfully completing the first commercial flight powered partly by biofuel; notes that sustainable fuels such as biofuels will help reduce carbon emissions generated by air travel; further notes that the biofuels used were such that they did not impinge on crops grown for food thereby not affecting global food supplies or prices; and encourages the investment in and the development of this technology in order to ensure an environmentally viable future for the aviation industry.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Independent 1.