Question follow-through · 97720
Diesel and Petrol: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support consumers in West Dorset constituency with a) petrol and b) diesel costs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Energy: Debts · 13 Mar 2026
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- Fuel Oil: Prices · 13 Mar 2026
- Fuel Oil: Government Assistance · 13 Mar 2026
- Fuel Oil: Prices · 13 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support consumers in West Dorset constituency with a) petrol and b) diesel costs.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Dec 2025
Answer published
Fuel price trends are monitored nationally and published in the Department’s weekly statistics on GOV.UK . The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) oversees market transparency and compliance and publish quarterly and yearly reports on Gov.UK. To suppo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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