Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 2024-25
MPs will debate the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill at second reading on 11 June 2025.

This paper provides an overview of the Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018. The Act provides for new offences of shining or directing a laser beam towards a vehicle or air traffic facility, for which the maximum penalty would be imprisonment up to 5 years, an unlimited fine, or both.
Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018 (208 KB , PDF)
It is a response to concerns expressed over the years, particularly in the aviation industry and by the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), about laser pens being shone in the direction of aircraft, threatening the safety of the craft and the eyesight of pilots and other personnel.
It creates offences, to:
The definition of ‘vehicle’ is widely drawn and includes not just planes, trains, ships and cars but bicycles, mobility scooters and horse-drawn carriages.
Paper does not deal with sale of laser pens, which is a separate consumer issue and not covered in this Bill. For more information on this issue see the 2017 Call for Evidence and the Government’s statement on 8 January.
Information on other transport issues can be found on the House of Commons Library website.
Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018 (208 KB , PDF)
MPs will debate the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill at second reading on 11 June 2025.
The UK Government plans to reduce aviation's contribution to climate change through domestic policies and by working with international organisations.
In January 2025 the government invited Heathrow airport to bring forward proposals for a third runway. The airport has said it plans to do so by summer 2025.