Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Fourth sitting)

Euan Stainbank Excerpts

Committee stage
Thursday 17th July 2025 Public Bill Committees

[Mr Kohler]

I am saddened by the Minister’s response. We cannot just leave it to the invisible hand of the market to make sure that sensible decisions are made regarding old oil refinery sites.

[Euan Stainbank (Falkirk) (Lab)]

In Grangemouth, we have £200 million dedicated from the National Wealth Fund, and Project Willow, which has two SAF options contained within it. Does the hon. Member acknowledge that, and acknowledge that we need to move at pace to deal with deindustrialisation in such places? His new clause would risk potentially adding another layer of report-making, rather than the real action that needs to be taken in places such as my constituency.

[Mr Kohler]

Such a report would not require there to be a delay. The report would be within 12 months, and we have already heard from the Minister that not much will happen within the first 12 months. That was the excuse given earlier in Committee for not doing various things. A report to focus attention on these sites would be useful and helpful, and I really cannot see why there should be any objection to it.

Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.