Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Michael Wheeler

Tuesday 10th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill) (Lab)]

4. What fiscal steps she has taken to help reduce the cost of living for families.

[Michael Wheeler (Worsley and Eccles) (Lab)]

9. What fiscal steps she has taken to help reduce the cost of living for families.

[The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)]

Stability is the most important thing that we can do to get interest rates and inflation down, and tackling the cost of living—especially given the global headwinds—is my top priority. At the Budget, we took money off energy bills and froze prescription charges and train fares. The Government’s cheaper fuel finder scheme is now online, and it shows petrol prices at forecourts across the country. Yesterday, some petrol retailers charged almost 180p per litre, while others were charging less than 130p per litre. This Government will not tolerate price gouging, and I will be meeting with petrol retailers this week to raise concerns and to get prices down at the pumps for all our constituents.