Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026 Fuel Duty
"The EVED charge is on electric cars because they do not pay fuel duty. Petrol cars do pay fuel duty, which, because it is on a litre of petrol, is a charge that is determined by how much someone drives.
"I thank hon. Members for their contributions throughout the debate. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith) in particular for his winding-up, as well as the Tory Whips for giving me the opportunity to remind the House of his support for Liz Truss as PM. My Parliamentary …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I will come on to talk about fuel duty; I was just setting out the context at the opening of my speech.
The Government’s approach is to focus squarely on the British national interest and the economic interests of British households. The Opposition have clearly taken a different approach, choosing …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is right: the Opposition are totally on the wrong side of common-sense public opinion in this country. On the most important of tests, they have failed. He is also right to point out that the fuel duty increase is pencilled in for September, as the Chancellor set …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I am glad to return to the Commons to debate the Finance Bill on Report. Although I am sure that it would have been of interest to Members on both sides of the House, I am also glad that we have not just had a set of two 45-minute debates …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I ask the hon. Member to consider whether his party wishes to identify £66 billion of expenditure cuts or borrow £66 billion more. I do not think that either option is what the British public want; they want us to bring borrowing down and get public finances under control, after …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) for her remarks, as well as for her scrutiny of this process, which I appreciate no matter where it comes from.
The hon. Member is right to flag that this is not the typical process. For future Finance Bills, I …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I strongly agree with my hon. Friend. I thank him for making his representations again and for his ability to mention Harlow in his interventions. It is a fantastic part of the country, not too far from my constituency in north London, and I know just how strongly he seeks …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech