Katy Clark – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Katy Clark on 2015-02-10.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the island fuel rebate.

Priti Patel

The Government keeps all elements of the island rural fuel rebate scheme under review. In 2013, the Government published a report which found the rebate to be effectively reducing prices for motorists.

The UK required EU approval to introduce the scheme. The EU permission for the island scheme is in place until 2017. Ahead of the scheme’s expiry in 2017, the Government will consider the case for applying to the EU for renewal, along with the case for altering aspects of the scheme.