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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Jul. 20 2023

Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2023
Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2023, January to March (PDF)

Found: Guidelines for the welfare and use of animals in cancer research, British Journal of Cancer 102, 1555

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Jul. 18 2023

Source Page: DVLA annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Document: DVLA annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: Verification AEA: Agricultural Engineers Association AFP: Association of Fleet Professionals BIMTA: British

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Jul. 06 2023

Source Page: UK local authority and regional greenhouse gas emissions national statistics, 2005 to 2021
Document: (Excel)

Found: 54276Methane110.6121.24106.96100.52City of EdinburghBP Exploration Co LtdDalmenyEH30 9UAMethane0.7280.3948City of EdinburghNorth British

Parliamentary Research
Energy Bill [HL] 2022-23: provisions on oil, gas and offshore wind - CBP-9783
May. 03 2023

Found: 22 1.8 Further reading 24 2 Part 12, chapter 1: Offshore wind electricity generation 25 2.1 The British

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Competition and Markets Authority

Mar. 27 2023

Source Page: Market resilience: Discussion paper
Document: Discussion paper (printable version) (PDF)

Found: a British energy security strategy – UK Government policy paper, April 2022 20 3.

Select Committee
Third Report - Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity

Report Mar. 02 2023

Inquiry: Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)

Found: usually blended into conventional fuels such as petrol and diesel and are commonly known as biodiesel, bioethanol

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Transport

Nov. 07 2022

Source Page: Science Advisory Council annual report April 2019 to March 2020
Document: Science Advisory Council annual report April 2019 to March 2020 (PDF)

Found: Engineering Accreditation Board, President of the UK Engineering Professors Council, Chair of the British

Parliamentary Research
The National Food Strategy and food security - CDP-2022-0179
Oct. 21 2022

Found: increase food security while strengthening the resilience and role of farmers as stewards of the British

Select Committee
Wildlife & Countryside Link
 FS0046 - Food Security

Written Evidence Oct. 20 2022

Inquiry: Food Security
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: If high prices persist for another 12 months, the additional fertiliser bill for British farmers could

Written Question
Agriculture: Food Supply
Wednesday 28th September 2022

Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of grade 1 to 3A agricultural land for growing (a) biofuels and (b) animal feed on food resilience; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK has a high degree of food security which is built on supply from diverse sources; strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. We produce 61% of all the food we need, and 74% of food which we can grow or rear in the UK for all or part of the year, and these figures have changed little over the last 20 years. For the cereals crops that are produced domestically – such as for human consumption and animal feed – the UK is 88% self-sufficient.

The first UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) was published in December 2021. The UKFSR covers food security in the widest sense from global food availability and sustainability to domestic supply chain resilience, household food security and food safety. The report describes trends in land use in the UK to have been generally stable over the past 30 years. Defra will continue to monitor these trends in light of competing pressures on land use.

In 2020, 121 thousand hectares of agricultural land in the UK were used to grow crops for bioenergy. This area represents just under 2.1% of the arable land in the UK. 30% of land used for bioenergy was for biofuel (biodiesel and bioethanol) for the UK road transport market with the remainder mostly used for heat and power. Within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation there is a cap on the total amount of crop derived biofuels that can be used. In 2022 this currently stands at 3.67% of total fuel under this scheme.

The demand for biofuel crops such as wheat and sugar beet is subject to global market prices and supply. For farmers, the opportunity to sell into biofuels offers a secondary market for their surplus or lower quality crops and associated agricultural residues. Growing crops for the biofuel sector offers farmers more routes to market for their harvest and flexibility in their crop rotations. However, consideration must also be given to land biodiversity and carbon-store value.

For the livestock sector, and meat production, animal feed is a vital input. Cereals and oilseeds make up a significant proportion of animal feed, many of which are grown by our great British arable farmers. Resilience for animal feed is supported by the ability to access global markets to buy and sell cereals, alongside other necessary feed ingredients.