Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Melanie Onn Excerpts
Monday 1st June 2026

(1 month, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Melanie Onn Portrait Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (Lab)
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T10. When the Secretary of State orders those Typhoons from Lancashire, will he commit to ensuring that they are fuelled by sustainable aviation fuel made in northern Lincolnshire?

Luke Pollard Portrait Luke Pollard
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We have set out our intention to increase the amount of sustainable aviation fuel that the RAF uses. Far from being a sign of weakness, that is a sign of increasing security and sovereignty over our fuel supply, recognising the changing world that we live in and ensuring that the RAF will continue to fly, whatever the constraints on fuel in the future.