Written questions

Aviation: Biofuels

2026-07-08 · Department for Transport · 17613 · Official question

Siân Berry

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of making crop-based biofuels eligible under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on UK (a) food security and (b) agricultural land use.

Answer

The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with advanced e-SAF producers on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate call for evidence titled “SAF Mandate: SAF supply and industry certainty in an evolving market”, launched on 16 June....