Finance Bill

I am sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We have a practical remedy. One reason why we have the differential in fuel prices is market failure. Price are higher not just because the cost of transporting the fuel is higher, but because there is no competition. It has been argued that the proposal could be abused, but if people have to drive a 25-mile round trip simply to get to their nearest petrol pump, the idea of their doing a 100-mile round trip to get 1p off a litre of fuel is highly unlikely. We would have welcomed amendments from the Conservatives.