Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026: stages, votes and documents
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 5 March 2026, 295 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 14 May 2025. MPs divided on it 2 times between 15 October 2025 and 15 October 2025; the narrowest margin was 168 (Amendment 8).
Stages taken place
16
Commons divisions
2
Documents listed
14
Royal Assent
5 March 2026
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to Make provision about sustainable aviation fuel.
Sponsors
- Heidi Alexander (Labour, Commons), Department for Transport
- Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Lords), Department for Transport
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 14 May 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 11 June 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 11 June 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 11 June 2025 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 11 June 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 15 July 2025, 17 July 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 15 October 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 15 October 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 20 October 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 20 November 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 10 December 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 10 February 2026 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 24 February 2026 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 3 March 2026 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 3 March 2026 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 5 March 2026 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2025 | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 | 78 | 316 |
| 15 October 2025 | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 8 | 151 | 319 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026 (c. 9) 6 March 2026
Bill
- Bill 240 2024-25 (as introduced) 15 May 2025
- Bill 286 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 17 July 2025
- 5901138.pdf · 5901138.html · 5901138.xml 20 October 2025
- 5901155.pdf · 5901155.html · 5901155.xml 10 December 2025
- 5901168.pdf · 5901168.html · 5901168.xml 10 February 2026
- Bill 392 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) 25 February 2026
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 240 EN 2024-25 15 May 2025
- 5901138(Corrected)en.pdf 20 October 2025
- Bill 392 EN 2024-26 25 February 2026
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- 251015 Delegated Powers Memorandum - SAF Bill.pdf 21 October 2025
- SAFBillSuppDPM.pdf 9 December 2025
Briefing papers
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 2024-25 9 June 2025
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill [HL]: HL Bill 138 of 2024–25 29 October 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 25 October 2026 | f6ec69a023095c3f… |
| Bills API: stages | 25 October 2026 | 0139853f2f774277… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 251a673f58938caf… |