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Fuel Oil: Prices

Asked by James WildConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 27 March 2026UIN 122284

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support available to households using heating oil, in the context of rising global oil prices linked to the conflict in Iran.

Answered by James Murray

The government has acted quickly to provide £53m in timely, targeted support to vulnerable households, struggling with the rising price of heating oil, predominantly in rural communities.

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