Fuels: Price Caps
Commons · Question 120241 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing temporary emergency price controls on retail petrol and diesel prices.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 18 Mar 2026
The Government and the CMA are closely monitoring petrol and diesel prices in light of instability in the Middle East, while the CMA are considering what options they have available if there is evidence of unfair practices. The government are also engagin...