The United Kingdom Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, told the House of Commons that the country is to slow down its adoption of biofuels. The rethinking of the country’s biofuel policy follows the release of the findings of the “Gallagher Report”, which was commissioned to study the impacts of biofuels adoption. According to the report, biofuels have an important role as fossil fuel alternative, and for improvement of famers’ incomes in marginal lands; however distinctions must be made between “first generation biofuel feedstocks” (which compete with food) and non-food-based “second generation feedstocks”. The report concluded that there is a future in a sustainable biofuels industry; however, a slowdown is recommended until “controls” to limit the negative effects of biofuels production are put in place. Under the current mandate of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), biofuels sold in the UK must contain about 2.5% biofuels and about 5% by 2010. However, with the current cautious approach, the British Government is considering a delay in the increase to the year 2013 or 2014..