Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of fuel duty derogations available for the logistics sector in each EU Member state; and whether those derogations can be applied in the the UK as part of the recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.

The Government recognises the extreme disruption to businesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is why the Government has announced unprecedented support for businesses, including a business rates holiday, grants to smaller businesses and a package of government-backed and guaranteed loans.

The Government has also taken steps to specifically support the logistics sector and haulage businesses. Budget announced that fuel duty would be frozen for a tenth consecutive year, and that HGV VED and levy rates would also be frozen again in 2020-21.

Haulage businesses have also benefitted from the reduced by price of fuel: diesel pump prices in the week of the 4^th of May were down 20p per litre compared to a year ago.