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1056637

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of fuel prices in different areas of the country.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	218349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not collect official statistics on regional fuel prices.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/02/2019 09:52:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1027382

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the petroleum retail industry on fuel prices in rural and remote areas.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	202872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with representatives of the petroleum sector on a range of issues, including fuel prices.</p><p> </p><p>The rural fuel duty rebate scheme allows around 125,000 people living in the UK’s most rural communities, including on the Scottish mainland and Scottish Islands, to benefit from a five pence per litre fuel price cut. The government also recognises that fuel costs remain a significant part of business and household costs, particularly in rural areas. That is why at Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced the main rate of fuel duty would remain frozen for the ninth successive year, which by April 2020 will have saved the average driver a cumulative £1000 compared to pre-2010 escalator plans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/12/2018 16:06:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

946786

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction on an independent fuel price monitoring body.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	167410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that a competitive market is the best way to keep prices low.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Fair Trading last looked at fuel prices in 2013, and I expect its successor, the Competition and Markets Authority, to keep them under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to monitor fuel prices and publishes weekly reports at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics</a>. BEIS analysis is that changes in the price of crude oil are the main driver of changes in the national average retail prices of petrol and diesel and both rises and falls in crude oil price reach the pumps within 7 weeks. The Government does not believe that a monitoring body is necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/09/2018 12:58:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

937728

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to help keep fuel prices for motorists low.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	162580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>To support British households and businesses, at Autumn Budget 2017, the government froze fuel duty for the eighth successive year. By April 2019, these freezes will have saved the average car driver a total of £850 compared to the pre-2010 escalator.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, the announced freezes to fuel duty have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19, and a further £38 billion of revenues will be foregone over the forecast period as a result of these previously announced freezes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/07/2018 15:05:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

731294

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a regulatory body for fuel pricing.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>I believe that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that falls in oil prices are passed on to lower retail prices. A competitive market is the best way to keep prices low.</p><p> </p><p>Fuel pricing is subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority, and we do not believe that an independent body to regulate fuel pricing is necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The Department closely monitors average retail petrol and diesel prices and publishes these data regularly. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/06/2017 13:28:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714212

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the extent of price differentials between motorway and non-motorway service stations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	69135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not monitor the pricing of fuel at Motorway Service Areas or on Trunk Roads.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does monitor areas of concern raised by road users in order to make improvements and Highways England are monitoring the price of fuel solely for evaluating the impact of the motorway fuel price signs trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 04/04/2017 12:21:31 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

713024

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government monitors the extent of fuel price differentials between motorway and non-motorway service stations.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	68685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not monitor the pricing of fuel at Motorway Service Areas.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does monitor areas of concern raised by road users in order to make improvements. Recent research by Transport Focus, the independent watchdog representing users of England’s major roads, concluded that overall Motorway Service Areas do meet the needs of most users.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 68686 question first answered 24/03/2017 13:15:06 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

713025

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average price differential of fuel per litre in cost and percentage terms between motorway and non-motorway service stations.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	68686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not monitor the pricing of fuel at Motorway Service Areas.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does monitor areas of concern raised by road users in order to make improvements. Recent research by Transport Focus, the independent watchdog representing users of England’s major roads, concluded that overall Motorway Service Areas do meet the needs of most users.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 68685 question first answered 24/03/2017 13:15:06 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

679099

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to monitor the difference between the wholesale cost of petrol and diesel fuel and the price paid for those fuels by consumers.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	61853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) closely monitors average retail petrol and diesel prices and publishes these data regularly. This is available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics.</p><p>Using commercial reports of the wholesale fuel prices, analysis by the Department suggests that on average, at a national level, wholesale price changes are fully passed through into pump prices within 4-5 weeks. This time represents wholesale contractual arrangements and the time taken for fuel to be delivered to filling stations through the supply chain. There is no evidence to suggest that, for given changes in wholesale prices, retail prices rise faster than they fall.</p><p>BEIS analysis shows that the gross retail margins (retail price less tax and wholesale price, which includes distribution and retail costs as well as profit) have remained broadly stable around 8 pence per litre for the past few years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2017 14:32:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

657320

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) mechanisms and (b) monitoring systems are in place to ensure that fuel pumps at filling stations deliver the correct amount of fuel so that motorists are not defrauded whether accidently or deliberately.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Fuel pumps are required by law to be of an approved design based on national and international standards including requirements for accuracy. Each pump must be tested and verified before use. Local authority trading standards monitor the market place and can require any pump found to be inaccurate or not meeting the requirements to be taken out of use.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/12/2016 14:36:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight