Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had discussions with the renewable liquid fuels industry on potential regulations under section 159 of the Energy Act 2023.

The Department has had several discussions with the heating oil industry, including on the powers we have taken in the Energy Act for a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation. The Department has begun developing a consultation on the role of renewable liquid fuels in heat and would expect to hold further discussions with the heating oil industry as part of that consultation.