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Commons · Question 43353 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding research into the use of Diethyl Ether fuel.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 7 Apr 2025

The Department has no plans to fund research into the merits of Diethyl Ether fuel. Renewable transport fuels that deliver significant greenhouse gas emissions savings relative to fossil fuel and meet stringent sustainability criteria are eligible for sup...