Fuel Duty - 24th March 2016

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Fuel Duty.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-03-24/debates/16032433000022/FuelDuty

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)

10. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the level of fuel duty on climate change.

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10:03 The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd)

Questions on the level of fuel duty are principally a matter for the Treasury. However, reducing emissions from vehicles is an important part of this Government’s approach to tackling climate change, and we are carefully considering how best to deliver that in a way that is affordable for consumers.

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