Question follow-through · 126375
Red Diesel: Houseboats
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who live permanently on boats and use red diesel in the context of (a) fuel cost relief and (b) other support schemes.
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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
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who live permanently on boats and use red diesel in the context of (a) fuel cost relief and (b) other support schemes.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have put the industry on notice that they are monitoring fuel prices closely, including red diesel which is one of the fuel types used by people living on boats. Officials and Ministers are meeting regularly wit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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