Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2026
28 Jan 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Thank you, Presiding Officer—I will not take long at all.
As I draw the debate to a close, I thank Edward Mountain and Sarah Boyack for their contributions.
With regard to the SAF working group, Edward Mountain was absolutely correct: it was wound down while project willow was on-going, and there is still work to come out of it. Scottish Enterprise is finalising a report that will look at the economic benefits of producing SAF in Scotland.
Sarah Boyack talked about wind potential. In my view, the point is this. Would it not be absolutely fantastic if we had full control to manage all of this—all the resources, all the abilities and all the things that are sitting here in Scotland—through independence?
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-20550, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on a legislative consent motion for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill...
The Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity (Jim Fairlie)
SNP
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the legislative consent motion for the UK Government’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which was introduced in the Hous...
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
When it comes to legislative consent motions, I sometimes worry about the risk of being typecast, as I always seem to be fated to be the angry convener deliv...
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
When it comes to legislative consent motions, I sometimes worry about the risk of being typecast, as I always seem to be fated to be the angry convener deliv...
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab)
Lab
This is an important debate. SAF is important because one of our key climate emissions in Scotland is air travel. It makes up 4.5 per cent of our total emiss...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I call the minister to wind up. 17:49
Jim Fairlie
SNP
Thank you, Presiding Officer—I will not take long at all. As I draw the debate to a close, I thank Edward Mountain and Sarah Boyack for their contributions....
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes the debate on the motion on legislative consent for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which is UK legislation.