Fuel Duty

Debate between Siân Berry and Greg Smith

Wednesday 18th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Siân Berry]

I give way to the hon. Gentleman.

[Greg Smith]

The hon. Lady has potentially misunderstood the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans). She is making the case, perfectly rightly, for better public transport in this country, but bus companies and train operators running diesel trains—of which there are still a number—pay fuel duty, too. If fuel duty goes up, that will impact fares.

[Siân Berry]

We need more robust interventions on fares as well, and we need much more help for bus companies to be able to switch to electric vehicles and to electrify their fleets. I raised many of those points on the Bus Services Bill Committee. I shall now give way to the hon. Lady.