Written Question·Treasury·UIN 119229

Fuels: Excise Duties

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HC Deb 9 March 2026, vol. 782 column 47, to which specific parliamentary votes was the Chancellor referring when she said opposition parties had voted against freezes in fuel duty.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As part of the debate on the “Middle East: Economic Update”, the Chancellor referred to votes relating to two Budgets, which included the policy decisions to extend the 5 pence per litre cut to fuel duty.The 5p cut extensions have been legislated via Stat...

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