Aviation
Airports and air travel policy
Based on 3 parliamentary votes
Related Transport Issues
How Parties Voted on Aviation
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
Vote on an amendment to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill that would require regular reviews of the cost impact on passengers, including assessing how SAF mandates affect ticket prices and peoples' ability to travel for holidays or business. Yes = Support requiring the government to regularly review and report on how sustainable aviation fuel mandates affect passenger costs and the affordability of flying · No = Oppose the mandatory cost-impact review requirement, trusting the existing framework to balance green aviation targets without additional reporting obligations on passenger affordability Govt: No | 160-321 | 15 Oct 2025 |
Vote on New Clause 5 to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which related to scrutinising the supply of materials (including bioethanol) for sustainable aviation fuel production and assessing the impact of plant closures. The government opposed it, arguing existing provisions in the SAF mandate already address these concerns. Yes = Support requiring the government to publish a review of SAF feedstock supply, including assessing the impact of bioethanol plant closures, to ensure the UK can meet its sustainable aviation fuel targets · No = Oppose the additional review requirement, arguing it duplicates existing measures in the SAF mandate and that the global bioethanol market means UK plant closures would not significantly affect SAF production Govt: No | 80-315 | 15 Oct 2025 |
Vote on whether to require an assessment of the cost impact of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) requirements on airline passengers, specifically obliging the designated counterparty to review and report on how SAF mandates affect ticket prices and travel costs for ordinary people. Yes = Support requiring a formal review of how sustainable aviation fuel costs are passed on to passengers, ensuring affordability and cost of living impacts are considered · No = Oppose the amendment, arguing existing SAF mandate provisions already address these concerns and a separate cost review is unnecessary or duplicative Govt: No | 152-317 | 15 Oct 2025 |
How is this calculated?
Government alignment (primary bar) shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction (secondary bar) shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, a Yes vote counts as aligned. This can be misleading when the tagged direction happens to align with opposition amendments rather than government bills.
Why these metrics may differ: Opposition parties often vote against government bills for strategic or procedural reasons, even when they broadly support the policy area. The government alignment metric makes this clearer by showing the actual voting pattern against a consistent reference.
Source: Commons division data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Alignment direction determined by AI analysis of vote stance tags. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.