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Tuesday 6th September 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Progress is very slow, and it needs to get faster.

[Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con)]

The Minister will be aware of how rapidly fuel and energy prices have increased. Am I right in thinking, however, that if the Chancellor had not taken action in the Budget, fuel prices would be 6p a litre higher today?

[Justine Greening]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The action that we took, which was part of a £1.9 billion package to support motorists, means that fuel duty was 6p lower than it otherwise would have been under the previous Government’s proposals.