§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the basis for his decision on the rate by which duty on biodiesel is being reduced; what consultations he held with the fuel industry; and what reductions the industry proposed. [124400]
§ John HealeyI did so in my answer to the right hon. Member for Fylde (Mr. Jack) on 22 May 2003,Official Report, column 882W.
We held a number of meetings and received a number of representations about the level of duty on biodiesel.