Question follow-through · 27503

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment her Department has made of domestic heating oil prices between in (a) Scotland and (b) other parts of the UK following publication of the Competition and Markets A

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
9 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment her Department has made of domestic heating oil prices between in (a) Scotland and (b) other parts of the UK following publication of the Competition and Markets A

  2. 9 Sept 2026

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    We know that users of heating oil have been particularly impacted by the rise in prices due to the Middle East conflict. It is clear that the heating oil sector is not working as it should for consumers and we will fight the corner of all those affected b...

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