Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119791

Fuel Oil: Prices

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to limit price increases for heating oil during the current conflict in the Middle East.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
Unlike the 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...

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