Biofuel Industry

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 15 December 2005.

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Photo of Elliot Morley Elliot Morley Minister of State (Climate Change and Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10:30, 15 December 2005

The current target is 0.3 per cent., which we met in 2005. The target of 5 per cent. will be ramped up from 2008 onwards. I have no doubt that we can meet that target. We need a stepped approach to avoid simply sucking in large quantities of imports. It is inevitable that imports will account for some of the market, but the Government want a viable industry in this country involving local growers and processors.