Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will ensure that measures to support people with the cost of gas and electricity also apply to heating oil, including the temporary reduction on VAT for electricity bills.

The Government announced over £53 million of targeted support in March for low-income households reliant on heating oil, ensuring support is directed to those most in need.

Off-gas-grid households with a domestic electricity meter will also benefit from the six-month removal of VAT from domestic electricity bills from 1 October, expected to reduce the annualised Ofgem price cap by around £45.