Energy: Biofuels

Question

Asked by

Baroness Byford
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much United States-produced biodiesel is exported to the European Union; and what is the total tax exemption accrued as a result. [HL2837]

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change & Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)
Information contained in Commission regulation (EC) No. 193/2009 of 11 March 2009 indicates that approximately 1.1 million tonnes of biodiesel were exported to the European Union from the United States in 2007-08. This represents 17 per cent of the market share in the EU.

It is not possible to assess the total tax exemption from these data, as this figure is dependent on different duty differentials in all EU countries.