§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff were employed by the Insolvency Service in each year since 1997, and how many were inspection staff. [100015]
Revenue cost of abatement1 Fuel Carbon PM NOx LPG (conversion from new Euro III petrol) 3.2 63,000 920 LPG (conversion from new Euro III diesel) 4.6 700 50 Biodiesel (from recovered vegetable oil) 0.26–0.30 Some expected benefit. DfT plans to undertake further emissions testing work on this fuel. No benefit Biodiesel (from dedicated crops) 0.28–0.50 Some expected benefit. DfT plans to undertake further emissions testing work on this fuel. No benefit Bioethanol (from dedicated sugar and starch-rich crops) 0.28–0.50 1,200–1,800 No benefit 1 £ per kg—all figures approximate Note
Figures for the air quality benefits of biofuels assume use as a 5 per cent. blend with conventional mineral fuels.