Question follow-through · 5473
Fuel Oil: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the introduction of a price cap for heating oil.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the introduction of a price cap for heating oil.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
We have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) undertake a detailed examination of the heating oil market and we will work closely with the CMA to understand their findings and develop options to increase consumer protection.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fuel Oil: Prices
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent increases in oil prices on households that are not connected to the gas grid; and whether she plans to provide additional support to off-g