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HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Just for clarity—forgive my technical inexperience—what you are suggesting is production of the hydrocarbon at the source, at the base of a wind turbine, which is then collected…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Pritchard. Minister, your first answer was very helpful. My second question is on a theme that I have brought up a couple of times, and which echoes the evidence…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q You have given a really helpful view of the long-term solution. I do not think many would argue with PtL being the solution for the industry. This question is similar to one I…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q The SAF mandate is 10% by 2030. The EU target is much lower: 6%, I think. Our target goes up to 22% by 2040, but elsewhere the target increases more dramatically. As Heathrow is…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q My question is relatively straightforward: does the Bill go far enough to allow us to proceed with aviation expansion and be consistent with our climate change goals? Matt…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q As a good Liberal Democrat, I want to talk about bins again. Incineration and energy recovery facilities are broadly seen as the least worst options. If there is now an…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q May I start by heartily endorsing your encouragement of engineering as a career or an education? As an aeronautical engineer before I came to this place, I am available for…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to be very careful with this question. We have had questions about investors and appetites to put money into these technologies—into refineries, production and particular…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you both. A lot of the criticism and cynicism over the value of SAF and its environmental benefits are around the fuel source or feedstuff—you have alluded to it. The Bill…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one straightforward question, and one that is a little more spiky. First, we have heard a lot about the need to work across Government to ensure that we get the most…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)I admire your faith that that narrative might fall away, but I agree with the rest of the answer.15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Downie stole my question, so I will develop it a bit further. The RCM sets the levy on to the fuel producers who will likely pass it on to passengers. You operate…15 Jul 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillWe will soon find out.11 Jul 2025HANSARDUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillI have no interest in intervening.11 Jul 2025HANSARD Rare Cancers BillI thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for his work on the Bill, and all those who have supported its progress. I rise briefly for two reasons. First, to…11 Jul 2025HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillNot Members—just one.11 Jul 2025HANSARD London’s National Economic ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) for securing this debate. London is not where I was…10 Jul 2025HANSARD London’s National Economic ContributionThe hon. Lady gives a stirring defence of the Mayor of London. We are trying to make the point that there is no cross-Government holistic view of London’s priorities. Londoners…10 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewThis report is an utterly damning assessment of our national resilience, this time through decay but also through a lack of readiness as the climate crisis changes the dynamics,…02 Jul 2025HANSARDTrain Frequency: Sutton and Cheam10. How much funding she plans to provide to increase the frequency of trains from stations in Sutton and Cheam constituency.26 Jun 2025