Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119783
Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of international geopolitical events on the wholesale and retail price of domestic heating oil in the UK; and whether he has considered introducing m
Answer
Martin McCluskeyUnlike 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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