This was a amendment on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill would create a UK-wide scheme to stabilise revenue for SAF producers by taxing SAF suppliers to fund a designated counterparty that offers revenue‑certainty contracts. It aims to prioritise UK-produced SAF, cap contract lengths, delay the levy until a domestic producer is ready, and require reporting on ticket prices and SAF production. Over its passage, Lords pushed tighter controls (UK-only fuel, readiness requirements, and stronger reporting), while the Commons debated these changes; the Bill ultimately became law in March 2026.
•- Establishes a revenue-certainty scheme funded by a levy on SAF suppliers, with a designated counterparty directing contracts to SAF producers.
•- Tightens support to UK-produced SAF only, bans or limits power-to-liquid and certain other fuels, and imposes a 10-year cap on revenue-certainty contracts.
•- Introduces ring-fencing of levy receipts for UK SAF production and related administration, and sets the levy collection at the point of sale with monthly invoicing.
•- Sets conditions around readiness of a domestic SAF producer before the levy starts, and introduces reporting duties on ticket prices and UK SAF production (subject to amendments).
The result
Motion rejected
Margin: 168
151
319
Aye (32%)No (68%)
470 of 650 eligible MPs voted (72% turnout)
How each party voted
Who rebelled?
No MPs voted against their party on this division.
What happens next?
The bill continues through its current stage with the amendment applied (or rejected).
