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Fuels: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has a contingency plan for future fuel rationing schemes.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has a contingency plan for future fuel rationing schemes.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The UK benefits from a diverse and resilient supply chain and remains well supplied across all fuel types with strong and varied sources of supply. Government routinely reviews and exercises its preparedness arrangements for a range of scenarios, includin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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