§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much tallow produced under the over-thirty-months scheme has been sold(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) overseas in each year since the scheme began; for what purpose it has been sold; and how much revenue has been raised from sales (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) overseas, in each year since the scheme began. [90843]
§ Alun MichaelIn total over 213,000 tonnes of tallow from the over thirty month scheme (OTMS) have been sold for energy recovery. No OTMS tallow has been sold overseas. The OTMS began in 1996. Receipts for each financial year since together with details of the tonnage sold follow:
Financial Year Income (£) Tonnes sold 1996–97 1— 21,356 1997–98 1— 26,362 1998–99 333,397.00 17,099 1999–2000 1,454,308.00 31,223 2000–01 968,638.00 35,105 2001–02 857,855.28 31,518 2002–03 21.670,546.44 350,399 1Income for tallow sales not separately identifiable. Included under general receipts 2Invoice payments are outstanding 3Tonnes sold to date