Speeches by Taylor.

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 3 Review of the supply of bioethanol for use in sustainable aviation fuel production “(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish and lay before Parliament a report reviewing measures to encoura…”

“The Minister has spoken about the tonnage from SAF, but the real question is whether statistics and information will be available on the sources of each of those SAF types, so that we can examine how each of the various streams of SAF production are contributing and also understand the net carbon benefit. He has talked…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I move the new clause simply to discuss some of the interesting issues that it raises. In the evidence session on Tuesday, we heard about the opportunities for the diversion of residual municipal waste into the production of second-generation SAF. We have heard from…”

“I rise very briefly to speak in favour of new clause 2, which I have tabled. Generally, the intent was to provide a check-in and reporting mechanism for the success of the Bill. We are all in favour of its objectives; I think that it is the care, and the attention to understanding how it is progressing, that is needed.…”

“I do not know whether you have seen any of our previous omnibus editions of PACAC, but relying on statistics is not going to be popular with many of us. The point here is about the first instance. I am slightly frustrated that you seem to suggest that looking into the Ministerial Code, which is the subject of this sess…”

“You could see when it was coming in the day, because it was scheduled.”

“So it was a logistical thing, to get the message out first and allow them to come to the Chamber to give the announcement.”

“You could have had that afterwards.”

“What happened in that instance of the 10-year plan, and how do you stop it from happening again?”

“My take is that you do not seem to see why you’re here.”

“That is my take.”

“To respond to some of your points, I do not think there is any suggestion that the number of statements and answers that the Government are giving is not a good thing. Yes, there is that compromise between time given to debates and challenges around the balance between the two, but the focus of this session, and the le…”

“No, but that is the best I am going to get, I think.”

“That is not the question.”

“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 motivational speeches whenever necessary. From my discussions with industry on the Bill up until now, I am not quite sure that I am convinced abo…”

“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 such a large user—17% is a massive component—will the mandate be achievable alongside the goals and targets set out in the Bill? You have sa…”

“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 around ETS funding from a couple of the witnesses. I am going to be a bit pointed, but if you had had the choice and the permission from the T…”

“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 projects. There was previously a fairly strong consensus on the need to address climate change, and this is one of the projects that we are …”

“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 effective outcome from the Bill. From all the evidence we have heard, it seems to be the right thing and structured well, but how do we ensure th…”

“Q It is the broader question of how this sits within the system. The implications of this Bill are really broad in the way the incentives will come into a whole different set of markets, including agriculture, waste and local government. Philip New: First, I challenge the suggestion that this is an incentive. I think o…”