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Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish legislation on establishing a price monitoring body for fuel pricing and the requirement for retailers to provide real-time pump prices by site.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government announced on 15 November that the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) would undertake the ongoing road fuels price monitoring function. The Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers (DMCC) Bill was amended at Commons Report stage to give the CMA information-gathering powers for the monitoring function.
We will consult shortly on the statutory road fuel prices open data scheme and elements of the monitoring function not outlined in the DMCC Bill. Following conclusion of the consultation process and Royal Assent of the Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, secondary legislation will be laid using Smart Data powers to establish the open data scheme.
Jan. 17 2024
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Jan. 17 2024
Source Page: I. Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market: consultation on open data scheme and ongoing monitoring function for road fuel prices. 42p. II. Impact assessment: road fuels consultation. 26p.Found: fuel retail market: consultation on open data scheme and ongoing monitoring function for road fuel prices
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of fuel prices at (a) supermarkets and (b) other fuel retailers on the cost of goods.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The major impact of road fuels prices on the cost of goods will be from the impact on supply chain logistics and distribution. These will be only one of many different sources of cost and the proportion will vary from one product to another. In general, large hauliers involved in these activities will not purchase fuel at the retail prices quoted at forecourts of either supermarkets or other retailers.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September to Question 198403 on Fuels: Prices, if she will publish a list of (a) the retailers that have signed up to share their prices and (b) which of those share their live prices.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published information on the voluntary road fuel prices scheme on their website here, which includes further information on the scheme, a list of participating retailers and retailer fuel price data.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential regional disparities in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Competition and Markets Authority’s road fuel market study found that with the exception of Northern Ireland, differences in average prices between the regions of the UK are relatively small but there was much wider variation within the rural and urban categories than between them.
These differences can be driven by lower competition at a local level, as well as differences in rent and staff costs. In addition, forecourts selling smaller volumes may require a higher price per litre to cover their costs.
The Government will consult on a statutory open data scheme and an ongoing road fuels monitoring function which should help to reduce regional price disparities.
Mentions:
1: Claire Coutinho (Con - East Surrey) I would like to update the House on the Government’s road fuels consultation and impact assessment that - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) sustainable sources by 2030 and included key elements, such as robust sustainability criteria, to ensure fuels - Speech Link
Nov. 11 2008
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