Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the guidance stating that receipts and delivery notes were a requirement in support of applications for the Alternative Fuels Payment scheme was not publicly available information prior to that scheme opening.

The Government has moved at pace to develop and deliver a complex scheme, meaning it was not possible to publish the application guidance prior to the launch of the scheme. In developing the scheme, the Government worked closely with stakeholders across the country on the requirement that applicants prove that they are eligible through demonstration of alternative fuel use, e.g. by receipt/delivery note and were assured that most alternative fuel users are routinely provided with suitable documentation through their fuel provider.