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1716193

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the (i) detritus and (ii) cut offs from timber products and (b) the waste from Whisky distilling in the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Through the SAF Mandate the government will reward eligible SAF with certificates to incentivise its supply. Only SAF from waste and residue will be eligible. Wastes and residues from many industries have the potential to produce SAF. SAF developers can submit new materials to be assessed by the Department to decide if eligible. Many have already been assessed, including forestry wastes and residues from the whisky production process, from which some specific materials have already been deemed eligible.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/05/2024 13:15:24 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 33802 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1716215

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Air Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force operated planes have flown to Israel since 24 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 8 May 2024, two Royal Air Force operated planes have flown to Israel since 24 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/05/2024 13:14:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1716216

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Air Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the items that Royal Air Force operated planes landing in Israel since 7 October 2023 have carried on board.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Royal Air Force operated planes landing in Israel since 7 October 2023 have been used by Ministers, officials and UK Armed Forces personnel conducting diplomatic and defence engagement, and to transport life-saving medical supplies.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/05/2024 13:17:04 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1716217

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Air Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from his Department have been transported to Israel on RAF operated planes since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Ministers, officials and UK Armed Forces personnel have travelled to Israel using RAF aircraft. This information is not held centrally within the Ministry of Defence, we are unable to give a specific number.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/05/2024 13:15:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715858

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of financially incentivising the use of sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>On 25 April 2024, the government’s response to the second consultation on the UK SAF Mandate was published. This confirmed the final design of the scheme which, subject to parliamentary approval, will come into force on 1 January 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The SAF Mandate builds upon the success of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RFTO), providing a long-term incentive to supply sustainable aviation fuel through a guaranteed level of demand.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the SAF Mandate’s design, the government has published Cost Benefit Analysis documents that comprehensively present the possible costs and benefits of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/05/2024 12:00:28 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715859

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to help support Edinburgh Airport to provide pre-clearance for travellers to the US.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the principle of US pre-clearance and there have been initial discussions between the UK and US governments, however, pre-clearance requires a commercial agreement between the airport operator and US authorities for these to be advanced.</p><p>It is important to note pre-clearance is not something which could be quickly implemented at UK airports. Careful negotiation across the UK Government and with the US would be required before pre-clearance could become a reality at UK airports.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/05/2024 15:48:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715594

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 2023 to Question 3978 on Israel: Military Aid, to which Israeli authorities information from the RAF surveillance flights over Gaza announced on 2 December 2023 has been passed.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed for the sole purpose of hostage rescue. Information relating to hostage rescue is passed to the Israeli authorities which provide the best chance of locating hostages.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:40:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715595

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) International Court of Justice and (b) International Criminal Court has requested that his Department provide it with evidence gathered as part of Royal Air Force surveillance flights over Gaza.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:39:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715596

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force surveillance flights have been flown over Gaza since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>We will not comment on detailed intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:39:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715598

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of each RAF-operated flight to Israel since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The purpose of the RAF operated flights have included aircraft used to transport Ministers and senior officials conducting diplomatic engagements with Israel.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:40:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill