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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-06-05more like thismore than 2014-06-05
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Carers: Travel more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Veterans on the possibility of providing free or discounted travel for carers in Scotland. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
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John Robertson more like this
star this property uin 199235 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
unstar this property answer text <p>Concessionary Travel is a devolved policy area and the Secretary of State has not discussed carer discounts with Keith Brown MSP, the Scottish Minister for Transport and Veterans.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
star this property answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
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less than 2014-06-12T14:27:58.0072121Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-12T14:27:58.0072121Z
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star this property label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for John Robertson more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-06-10more like thismore than 2014-06-10
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Biofuels: Carcinogens more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the annual amount of carcinogens that are released by biofuels activity in the UK. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow North West remove filter
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John Robertson more like this
star this property uin 200012 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
unstar this property answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Transport has not made any annual estimates of carcinogens that are released by biofuels activity. This data is not required to meet the mandatory sustainability criteria under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which is applicable to biofuels supplied in the UK under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary schemes approved by the European Commission can set criteria for aspects of biofuel production aimed at minimising adverse environmental impacts associated with agricultural production, including on air quality, in addition to setting sustainability criteria. In 2012/13 eighty one per cent of biofuel supplied in the UK under the RTFO was covered by an approved voluntary scheme, the vast majority of which include additional aspects aimed at minimising the impact on air quality of the cultivation and harvesting of biofuel feedstocks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Air Quality Expert Group has considered the potential impacts of increased biofuel use on air pollutants, such as particulate matter, and concluded that these should fall with most biofuel uptake scenarios. The Group's Report <em>Road Transport Biofuels: Impact on UK Air Quality,</em> is published at:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/110322_AQEG_Biofuels_advice_note.pdf" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/110322_AQEG_Biofuels_advice_note.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In respect of the biofuel supply chain the European Commission produced a staff working document accompanying its renewable energy progress report to the European Parliament in 2013 which is published at:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/reports/doc/swd_2013_0102_res_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/reports/doc/swd_2013_0102_res_en.pdf</a></p><p>It concluded that between 2008 and 2010, there was limited change in threats to air quality from EU biofuel demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
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less than 2014-06-17T14:45:06.8697615Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-17T14:45:06.8697615Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for John Robertson more like this