Written questions

Fuels: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 122338 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of expanding the rural fuel duty relief scheme to cover all of Tiverton and Minehead constituency.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 26 Mar 2026

The Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme has provided a 5p reduction to motorists buying fuel in certain areas since its introduction in 2012. The areas included in the scheme demonstrate certain characteristics such as: pump prices much higher than the UK avera...