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Aviation: Alternative Fuels

Commons · Question 16553 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the price of sustainable aviation fuel since the introduction of the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate has met the assumptions used in the Department's published impact assessment.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 14 Jul 2026

The assumptions used in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis are projections of future SAF production costs over the appraisal period, rather than observed market prices. These estimates are subject to uncertainty regarding fu...