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Biofuels: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shipping biofuel for use in bus fleets from Saudi Arabia on carbon emissions.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
5 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shipping biofuel for use in bus fleets from Saudi Arabia on carbon emissions.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The UK’s main scheme for supporting the use of low carbon fuels (LCF), such as biofuels, in surface transport is the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO delivers greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings by mandating the supply of renewable a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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