Written Question·Treasury·UIN 122338

Fuels: Excise Duties

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of expanding the rural fuel duty relief scheme to cover all of Tiverton and Minehead constituency.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme has provided a 5p reduction to motorists buying fuel in certain areas since its introduction in 2012. The areas included in the scheme demonstrate certain characteristics such as: pump prices much higher than the UK avera...

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