Question follow-through · 86033
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rebate provided under the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme in line with inflation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rebate provided under the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme in line with inflation.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme has provided a 5p reduction to motorists buying fuel in certain areas since its introduction in 2012, with the rate remaining unchanged during that time. The areas included in the scheme demonstrate certain characteristic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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