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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Fuels: Excise Duties more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of freezing fuel duty since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Cambridge more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Zeichner more like this
uin 251386 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-13more like thismore than 2019-05-13
answer text <p>The consumption of fuel is highly price inelastic. Therefore, fuel duty freezes only have a marginal impact on the amount of fuel purchased, and therefore limited impact on emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Households spend a significant amount of their total spending on transport fuels, and fuel costs are a major factor in helping the competitiveness of British businesses. Duty on fuel remains at 57.95ppl. The government is also taking action to reduce emissions and improve air quality through Vehicle Excise Duty and the Company Car Tax system.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-13T14:31:39.627Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-13T14:31:39.627Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4382
label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner more like this