Fuel Duty Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Carla Lockhart

Main Page: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)

Department Debates - View all Carla Lockhart's debates with the Department for Work and Pensions


Opposition Day

Fuel Duty

Carla Lockhart Excerpts

Student Loans
Wednesday 18th March 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Richard Holden Portrait Mr Holden
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I have already given way to the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington, but I will happily give way to the hon. Member for Upper Bann.

Carla Lockhart Portrait Carla Lockhart
- Hansard -
-

Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the £53 million is welcome, but that calculates to about £35 a household, which is nothing in the grand scheme of things? Does he agree that fuel duty should be cut, VAT should be removed and the North sea opened up? That should come alongside dealing with fertilisers and red diesel, which are heavily impacted too. We need support for people now.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page