Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 15 July 2026.
David Reed
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds any government-owned strategic reserve of (a) petrol and (b) diesel for emergency use, separate from industry stockholding obligations.
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
HMG does not hold a separate Government-owned strategic reserve of petrol or diesel. The UK meets its International Energy Agency obligations by requiring industry to hold emergency stocks, which can be made available in the event of a supply disruption.
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