Fuel Costs

I will deal with the rural fuel derogation and the problems that we see in implementing it later in my speech, if I may. The VAT rise did not have to be imposed. It flew in the face of all the warm words that Conservative politicians uttered before the election about ending the war on motorists, helping hard-hit families and keeping fuel costs down, but now it has been done and motorists are paying the price. Let me turn to the fuel duty stabiliser, or regulator, which the Minister glossed over very quickly.