Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 112016

Fuels: Rural Areas

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the powers given to the Competitions and Marketing Authority on the adequacy of competition in the fuel market sector for rural communities consumer.

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The Government provided statutory powers to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to monitor the road fuel market and assess whether competition is working effectively for consumers, including those in rural communities. The CMA’s recent annual repo...

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