Costs for Motorists Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Costs for Motorists

David Chadwick Excerpts
Thursday 21st May 2026

(2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Rigby Portrait Lucy Rigby
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As I said in response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), I appreciate that this is a really important issue, and I know what an important issue it is to my hon. Friend and his constituency too. As I said, I am more than happy to take up the matter, and I will discuss it with the Exchequer Secretary.

David Chadwick Portrait David Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) (LD)
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Increased fuel costs are a real pain point in a constituency like mine. Rural households that depend on their cars spend nearly £800 a year more on fuel than people who live in urban areas. Will the Government listen again to the Liberal Democrats’ demands for an immediate 10p cut in fuel duty, which would bring down pump prices by 12p per litre?