Red Diesel: Prices and Supply Chains
2026-05-12 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 313 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of the opportunities to increase the transparency of red diesel (a) supply chains and (b) pricing.
Answer
Food security is a priority for Government, and it is taking the impacts from developments from the Middle East conflict seriously. Defra is working collaboratively with colleagues across Government to understand and respond to issues arising from the con...