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Fuel Oil: Prices

Commons · Question 118965 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2026

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that retail companies have increased the price of domestic heating oil separate to and above increases

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 17 Mar 2026

The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...