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.

answeredTreasury

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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    Farmers retained the entitlement to use red diesel for agricultural machinery after it was withdrawn from most sectors in 2022.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...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crime Prevention: Business Rates

13 May 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the treatment of crime-prevention measures, including CCTV systems, within business rates valuations on levels of business investment in security; and whether

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Organised Crime: Tobacco

13 May 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data generated by the tobacco track-and-trace system on police investigations into organised crime; and what steps she is taking to maximise the operational va