Question follow-through · 17244
Diesel and Petrol: Reserves
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds any government-owned strategic reserve of (a) petrol and (b) diesel for emergency use, separate from industry stockholding obligations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds any government-owned strategic reserve of (a) petrol and (b) diesel for emergency use, separate from industry stockholding obligations.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
HMG does not hold a separate Government-owned strategic reserve of petrol or diesel. The UK meets its International Energy Agency obligations by requiring industry to hold emergency stocks, which can be made available in the event of a supply disruption.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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