Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119602

Fuel Oil: Fuel Poverty

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Chris Kane

LabourStirling and Strathallan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce fuel poverty among households reliant on domestic heating oil as their primary source of heating.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
The Government understands that many households, particularly in rural and off‑gas‑grid areas, rely on heating oil as their primary source of heat. We continue to monitor heating oil supply chains to ensure households can access fuel when needed.My Rt. Ho...

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