Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 115223

Fuel Oil: Prices

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of heating oil costs on older and vulnerable people living in rural, off-grid homes; and what steps he i

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The measures taken in the Autumn Budget reduce the cost of electricity and therefore benefit all households with a domestic electricity meter, including those not on the gas grid. In addition, on 30 January, we announced the continuation of the Warm Home ...

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