Written Question·Treasury·UIN 112129
Red Diesel: Boats
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with EU counterparts on EU regulations preventing the use of red diesel to power private leisure boats in the context of the maritime tourism industry.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonOfficials in my department regularly speak to EU counterparts on a range of issues. Private Pleasure Craft (PPC)) across the UK incur the full duty rate on fuel used for propulsion (52.95 pence per litre (ppl)) and the rebated rate (10.18 ppl) for non-pro...
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