Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the road haulage industry after the covid-19 outbreak.

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.

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 11^th of May were down 20.5p per litre compared to a year ago.