Question follow-through · 119768
Agriculture: Red Diesel
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) support farmers with the cost of red diesel and (b) improve transparency and competitiveness in the red diesel market.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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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
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) support farmers with the cost of red diesel and (b) improve transparency and competitiveness in the red diesel market.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
Farmers retained the entitlement to use red diesel for agricultural machinery after it was withdrawn from most sectors in 2022. Red diesel used in agriculture is subject to fuel duty at just 10.18p per litre compared to 52.95p for diesel used on roads, re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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