Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the devolved Administrations on tackling fuel poverty in the context of recent heating oil price increases.

The Department has been in discussion with the Devolved Administrations on the matter of heating oil price increases. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Chancellor has announced £53 million for low-income families, who heat their homes with oil to help tackle surging prices, with the Scottish Government receiving £4.6 million. Fuel poverty in Scotland is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. The Department is also working with the CMA to review the UK heating oil market, including greater consumer protections: https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/heating-oil-market-study.