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Food Supply

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 March 2022

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5 April 2022 · Answer

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5 April 2022

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to divert crops intended for biofuel production into food production.

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  1. 23 March 2022

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to divert crops intended for biofuel production into food production.

    Source: Lords

  2. 5 April 2022

    Answer

    In 2019, 96,000 hectares of agricultural land in the UK were used to grow crops for bioenergy. This area represents just over 1.6% of the arable land in the UK. 20% of the land used for bioenergy was for biofuel (biodiesel and bioethanol) for the road tra...

    Source: Written answer

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