Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119784

Fuel Oil: Prices

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed whether recent increases in the retail price of domestic heating oil constitute unfair pricing or profiteering; and whether the Competition and Markets Aut

Answer

Martin McCluskey
Unlike gas and electricity markets, heating oil is bought on the spot market, making it more exposed to short‑term volatility in global oil prices, which we recognise is a significant concern for those reliant on it.The Secretary of State has written to t...

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