Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the (a) production and (b) distribution of sustainable aviation fuel.

The Government is making good progress on UK SAF. Five projects have already been awarded a share of the £165m Advanced Fuels Fund, which will support them to reach commercial scale. The Department for Transport is now considering applications for the second round of funding. The Government has also published the second SAF mandate consultation, setting out details on how the scheme will operate towards a target of at least 10% SAF in the UK jet fuel mix by 2030. In addition, it has announced the University of Sheffield as the delivery partner for the UK SAF Clearing House to support testing and certification of new SAF and has announced a commitment to implement a revenue certainty mechanism for SAF, and has published a delivery plan for such a mechanism. This delivery plan sets out the timelines associated with the design and implementation of such a mechanism and how it could be delivered by the end of 2026.