Written question asked by Ashley Fox (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, what weighting will be given to (a) carbon savings, (b) value for money, (c) UK job creation, (d) regional economic growth and (e) energy security in the assessment of bids.

Answer: High-level scoring criteria for the Low Carbon Fuels Fund will be provided in the guidance for applicants upon the launch of the competition. However, weightings of these scoring criteria are not released in order to maintain a competitive bidding process. Carbon savings, value for money, UK job creation, regional economic growth and energy security are important aspects of UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects and are relevant to the objectives of the scheme. In particular, carbon savings against traditional jet fuel is a key characteristic of SAF, and value for money (including job creation) is critical to ensuring management of public funds. The high-level scoring criteria for the Advanced Fuels Fund included the categories: project relevance, technical approach (including greenhouse gas emissions), commercial approach and project implementation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 13304
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Aviation: Alternative Fuels
Monday, 22 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Aviation Finance Alternative fuels
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk