Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 121141

Fuels: Prices

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Susan Murray

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of fuel price volatility on (a) the haulage industry, (b) the downstream construction supply chain, and (c)

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The price of petrol and diesel are influenced by a range of factors, and whilst it generally takes several weeks for both rises and falls in the cost of crude oil to be reflected at the pump, events of this magnitude can generate short term price shocks. ...

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