Written questions

Agriculture: Fuels

Commons · Question 128491 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers with recent changes in the level of price of fuel.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 28 Apr 2026

The Government is conscious of the increases to prices of red diesel and other fuel influenced by the continued instability in the Middle East. The Competition and Markets Authority has been asked to look into industry concerns about red diesel prices, in...