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Fuel Oil: Renewable Fuels

Commons · Question 46991 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

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Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's timetable is for bringing section 159 of the Energy Act 2023 into force.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 30 Apr 2025

As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expect to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, which have fewest options to decarbonise. Renewable liquid heating fuels are also much more expensive to use than other heating solutions. ...