Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Tuesday, 16 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

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FUEL DUTY

That this House is dismayed that fuel prices on garage forecourts in the UK are approaching their peak of July 2008; is concerned that the prices are needlessly holding motorists and the UK's transport industry to ransom; questions the justification for such prices given that the cost of crude oil is only half of its spike in summer 2008; calls on the Government to put an end to the legal mugging of petrol consumers by standing up to the petrol companies and speculators and by introducing regulations to ensure that price decreases are passed on to consumers quickly and sufficiently; and further calls on the Government to demonstrate support for those affected by price increases most acutely by delaying indefinitely the proposed three pence increase in fuel duty.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1106 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Bob Spink

Alan Meale

David Crausby

Mark Durkan

Subjects

Taxation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk