Question follow-through · 1802
Heating Oil: Price Caps
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of introducing a price cap on domestic heating oil for households that are not connected to the gas grid.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of introducing a price cap on domestic heating oil for households that are not connected to the gas grid.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
The Government has announced its intention to introduce new consumer protections in the heating oil market. The Competition and Markets Authority is currently examining how the market is working for consumers, with its final report expected in June.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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