Question follow-through · 11717
Biofuels: Vegetable Oils
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel in homes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel in homes.
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2024
Answer published
As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, and potentially the small number of homes unsuitable for heat pumps, as these sectors have fewest options to decarbonise. The cost of rene...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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