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Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of price gouging for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
27 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of price gouging for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Price gouging will not be tolerated. That is why the Chancellor has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ask it to remain vigilant on heating oil prices and support action to tackle unjustified price increases. Wholesale prices for he...

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