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Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

Asked by Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 27 March 2026UIN 121870

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has the ability to create an energy support scheme for users of home heating oil with funding from the UK government, announced in the Autumn budget.

Answered by James Murray

Spending classed as Annually Managed Expenditure will be provided to Northern Ireland to develop a comparable scheme to that developed in GB.

It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to decide how they would like to deliver a comparable offer. The UK Government is ready to review the business case once it has been submitted by the Northern Ireland Executive.

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