Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 18144

Aviation: Biofuels

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance has her Department provided to the sector on using banking and borrowing flexibilities under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate to allow the deferral of obligations under the advanced fuel and

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department for Transport’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate policy allows for up to 25% of the obligation to be fulfilled by SAF supplied in the previous year. It does not allow for further banking and borrowing flexibilities. On 16 June the go...

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