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Oral Answers to Questions

Robert Halfon Excerpts
Wednesday 9th January 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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As I said in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll and Bute (Mr Reid), in the mid-term review the coalition Government have undertaken to examine exactly that possibility.

Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
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The Government have done their bit in cutting fuel duty at the pumps. Will my right hon. Friend lobby the oil companies to take on their responsibility in this respect, because when international oil prices fall, prices still remain high at the pumps?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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Indeed. I am sure that my hon. Friend welcomes the fact that there is an Office of Fair Trading inquiry into fuel prices, and we very much look forward to seeing the outcome of that in January.