To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the adaptability of the existing energy supply infrastructure to (a) biofuels from crops and from the breakdown of organic waste and (b) other more environmentally-friendly fuels. (144209)

The forthcoming Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation will require changes to the existing oil supply and distribution infrastructure as set out in various Regulatory Impact Assessments which accompanied the development of the RTFO. The oil industry is aware of and preparing for those changes.