Additional requirements were due mainly to increases in fuel prices from the budgeted rate of 0.33 per litre to the actual 0.42 per litre.

579,800 under ground transportation for the increases in rental costs of utility vehicles based on a new contract in effect from 1 July 2004 and the increased cost of diesel fuel from the budgeted 0.28 per litre to 0.47 per litre.

In addition, humanitarian agencies had been contributing what amounted to be some 25 cents per refugee per day in Pakistan, which did not cover the cost of even a half litre of milk.

Research has shown that 6.7 per cent of respondents are physically active, 42.1 per cent suffer hypertension, and 55 per cent of respondents suffer from cholesterol levels that exceed 5.5 mmol l (millimoles per litre).

(c) Acknowledges the financial support of a 20 pence per litre duty rate cut but concludes that this alone is not enough to meet United Kingdom and EU targets, nor to kick start the United Kingdom biofuel industry