My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Transport (Sadiq Khan) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

The Renewable Fuels Agency’s annual report and accounts for 2008-09 (HC 877) have been laid before Parliament today, in accordance with paragraph 14 of the Schedule to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007. The annual report and accounts include the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General. Copies of the report will be placed in the Libraries of the House.

Article 14 of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order requires a further annual report to be published by the end of January 2010, detailing the operation of the renewable transport fuel obligations scheme in the 2008-09 obligation period. That annual report will also be laid before Parliament after publication, as provided in the order.