Written questions

Red Diesel: Prices and Supply Chains

2026-05-12 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 313 · Official question

Dr Luke Evans

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...