Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Fuel Finder scheme will addresses regional disparities in fuel pricing.

Fuel Finder requires all petrol filling stations in the UK to publish prices in a consistent, open format. By increasing price transparency, this increases pressure on fuel retailers to compete strongly to attract consumers by lowering their prices or improving their services at the forecourt, including in areas where competition has historically been weaker, such as rural areas.

The Competition and Markets Authority will continue to monitor and scrutinise fuel prices to assess how well competition is working.