Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the locations are of the refineries used to determine the eligibility for support under the rural fuel duty rebate scheme of (a) Ceredigion and (b) Wales.
The government has no current plans to make changes to the rural fuel rebate scheme. Amendments to the scheme would require further state aid approval.
Sourcing fuel is a commercial decision for fuel retailers, but the two closest refineries serving Wales are Pembroke Valero and Stanlow Essar. Being at least 100 miles by road from the nearest refinery is one of the selection criteria used to establish eligible areas, the others being pump price, and population density.