Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a price cap on heating oil to address fuel poverty among off-grid households this winter.

This Government is determined to ensure consumers reliant on heating oil are treated fairly and better protected, including during times of international volatility.

The Government published its formal response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) heating oil report on 13 October, confirming it will take forward proposals to introduce stronger regulations for the first time, and agreeing with the CMA that we will not be replicating the gas and electricity price cap. Instead, we will focus on a programme of reform to strengthening consumer protections. The full response can be found here: Government response to the CMA heating oil market study - GOV.UK

However, this Government recognises the impact that heating oil price increases have had on households, which is why we took action to introduce over £50m of support to help with costs via the Crisis and Resilience Fund earlier this year and why, at Autumn Budget 2026, the Government announced the temporary suspension of tariffs on kerosene heating oil until December 2028.