Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 123435

Fuel Oil: Regulation

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to regulate the domestic heating-oil industry; and what steps he is taking to ensure that households, particularly off-grid rural households, are protected from

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The Government intends to strengthen consumer protections in the domestic heating‑oil market, informed by the Competition and Markets Authority’s ongoing examination of the sector, which it announced on 20 March. The CMA also announced on 11 March that it...

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