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HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s flattering and sometimes unctuous words. He makes a good point about 12 months not being sufficient time to give such a report, and I acknowledge…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Blue Badge EligibilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Maidstone and Malling (Helen Grant) on securing this debate, and her…16 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Have you overcome the technical problems? Once you have the CO 2 , is the technical process now scalable, or are there still many issues involved in it? Doug McKiernan: Our…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Greenwood has made a compelling critique of the basics—“We have a mandate; why do we need the RCM? There might be unintended consequences.” I know you disagree with him, but…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Using carbon dioxide to produce SAF is a wonderfully seductive and brilliant solution. You are addressing the regulatory obstacles, but what are the technical obstacles? Doug…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q The RCM is all about increasing the ability to produce, which will surely bring down the market price. Is not the RCM, in fact, an investment to cut your costs in the long run?…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Some of the evidence we have received from the contributors to the consultation expressed concern over the levy calculation. Under clause 6, it could be based on historic market…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Counsell, I would like to quiz you on your first point. Given the premium on SAF, the mandate is going to cost far more than the RCM? Jonathon Counsell: Yes.15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q And issues such as tankering? Rob Griggs: We think it is probably too early to say. We need to keep an eye on that and whether there are unintended consequences of the way that…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q To your point on the RCM, the money you put into the RCM will bring down your overall costs, because the premium on SAF will go down, will it not? Jonathon Counsell:…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q I do not know whether you have seen it, but Valero makes the point in its written submission that if the way that you calculate the levy is too complex, and if you base it on…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q I have been looking at some of the written evidence we have received in addition to the testimonies from the witnesses. I understand why clause 6 is widely drawn, but do you…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q May I go back to my first question? I hear what you say about being more ambitious, as the EU is towards the end of the mandate or as it progresses, but do you see any problems…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q First, given the obvious international aspect of aviation, does it make sense for the UK mandate and the EU mandate to diverge, or would it make more sense if they were the…15 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025rose—09 Jul 2025HANSARDTrial by Jury: Proposed RestrictionsI sympathise with the Minister’s frustration at the Tories’ brass neck. There is clearly a crisis in the criminal justice system, and it is clearly of their making. However,…09 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. We welcome steps to better co-ordinate the fractured and complex system of managing airspace. It is important to bring…09 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will press it to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.01 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for those comments on our amendment, but what is the point of including anything in proposed new subsection (2) then? Following his argument, nothing…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I completely agree with the hon. Member. With the welcome increase in active travel and the number of cyclists, we need to address the conflicts that arise on the road. If one…01 Jul 2025